Extension

This week on SUNUP:

• SUNUP attends OSU Agriculture’s Lahoma Field Day and catches up with Amanda De Oliveira Silva, OSU Extension small grains specialist, to see how the wheat is looking in the state.

• Brett Carver, OSU wheat genetics chair, discusses the OSU Wheat Improvement Team’s efforts to fight the wheat streak mosaic virus.

• In The Mesonet Weather Report, state climatologist Gary McManus says drought is expanding, but rain chances are on the way.

• Paul Beck, OSU Extension beef cattle specialist, explains why salt blocks alone are not sufficient for mineral programs.

• In Cow-Calf Corner, Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, speaks with Mason Henson, OSU animal and food sciences assistant professor, about how to utilize legumes as forage for cattle herds.

• Finally, Daniel Adamson, OSU Extension soil and water conservation specialist, joins SUNUP from Lahoma to discuss an OSU study looking into using manure for nutrients in wheat fields.

Additional Highlights:
OSU secures $40M investment for the Agronomy Discovery Center.

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