Chronic Wasting Disease, Mule Deer Research & Wildfire & Horses
Saturday, March 7, 2026
This week on SUNUP:
- Mark Turner, OSU Extension wildlife specialist, discusses the recent case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Cimarron County.
- In the Mesonet Weather Report, state climatologist Gary McManus predicts warmer weather is on its way.
- SUNUP previews the upcoming Rancher’s Thursday Lunchtime Series.
- In Market Monitor, OSU Extension grain marketing specialist Todd Hubbs explains how the global upheaval is impacting grain prices.
- In Cow-Calf Corner, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist Mark Johnson discusses dystocia in cattle.
- Kris Hiney, OSU Extension equine specialist, has tips on how to handle horses in the event of a wildfire.
- Finally, SUNUP visits western Oklahoma to learn about a collaborative research project on mule deer with OSU scientists, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and Texas A&M University at Kingsville. Interviews include: Colter Chitwood, assistant professor, OSU Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management; Molly Koeck, OSU graduate research assistant and PhD student; and Marcus Thibodeau, senior biologist, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation - Southwest Region.
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