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October 2025 Hort Tips

Oct 1, 2025

October 2025 Horticulture tips: Leave Hollow Stems for Native Bees, Preserving Herbs for Winter Flavor, Cool-season Lawn Planting and Renovation, To Compost or Not, Why Fall is a Good Time to Plant and September Pecan Management.

Ag Insights October 2025

Oct 1, 2025

The October 2025 Ag Insights articles include Free Ag Pesticide Disposals, Knowledge is Power When Evaluating Cube Feeder Accuracy, What's Up With Canola?, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1: A Continued Concern for Poultry Producers.

Timely Action Is Required To Control Winter Annual Weeds

Sep 28, 2025

Fall is the optimal time to control winter annual weeds like henbit, chickweed, and annual bluegrass through timely herbicide application and proper lawn maintenance.

Government Shutdown Looms, Cost of Raising A Cow & Livestock Markets

Sep 28, 2025

This week's SUNUP episode focuses on agricultural policy updates, cattle production costs, Mesonet tools for wheat producers, drought conditions, livestock health and markets, and upcoming events like the Cowboy Stampede and Livestock and Range

Protecting Trees During Cold, Dry Winter Months Is An Investment In The Landscape

Sep 21, 2025

Oklahoma homeowners: protect landscape trees during dry, cold winters with deep watering, 2–4 in. mulch, smart pruning, pest control and careful herbicide use.

Emma White joins OSU Extension and Oklahoma Mesonet

Sep 18, 2025

Oklahoma State University Extension welcomes Emma White as the new Mesonet agricultural outreach specialist.

The Power Of Cover Crops In The Garden

Sep 14, 2025

Discover the benefits of planting cover crops in your garden this fall. Learn how cover crops improve soil health, prevent erosion, suppress weeds, and add nutrients during the off-season. Find tips on choosing the right mix, when to plant, and how

Pecan Update, Fall Weaning & Wheat Pasture Prospects

Sep 14, 2025

This week's SUNUP episode focuses on timely fall management, from scouting graze-out wheat for fall armyworms and attending the Peanut & Cotton Field Day (Sept. 18, Ft. Cobb) and Cotton Field Day (Sept. 25, Altus), to August rainfall and expanding

Fall Armyworms, Estimating Winter Hay Needs & Ag at the State Fair

Sep 14, 2025

This week's SUNUP episode focuses on managing fall armyworms in wheat, the rise in pecan scab and sending samples to OSU's diagnostic lab, an invite to Cotton Field Day in Altus on Sept. 25, Oklahoma wheat planting and emergence weather outlook,

Cattle Management

Sep 7, 2025

This week's SUNUP episode focuses on cost-effective cattle management, including supplementation for growing calves, expected beef yield, restoring pastures to bermudagrass, and when to market calves amid high prices; it also covers foot rot signs