Extension

This week on SUNUP:

• Amanda Silva, OSU Extension small grains specialist, explains how much the recent rains have slowed down wheat harvest.
• Wes Lee, OSU Extension Mesonet agricultural coordinator, analyzes the soil moisture and saturation across the state. State climatologist Gary McManus says northwestern Oklahoma is still in severe drought.
• Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock marketing specialist, says the recent widespread rain has given pastures a much-needed boost.
• Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, discusses new developments in the science of livestock gene editing.
• Kim Anderson, OSU Extension grain marketing specialist, continues his discussion on the best times to sell wheat during this year’s harvest.
• Justin Talley, OSU entomology and plant pathology department head, talks about the myths many people still believe about chiggers.
• SUNUP is in Oklahoma County to talk with Courtney Brown, OSU Extension ag leadership specialist, and others about a program to get young people interested in agriculture and a better understanding of where their food comes from.

 

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