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Register now to attend March 7-8 No-Till Oklahoma Conference

Mon, Feb 13, 2017

SHAWNEE, Okla. – There is still time for agricultural producers interested in exploring how no-till practices may benefit their operations to register for the March 7-8 No-Till Oklahoma Conference in Shawnee.

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OSU, DASNR preparing students for a diverse world

Fri, Feb 10, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Listen closely to folks around Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and you may hear talk of manners. Maybe they are referring to common courtesies, but there also is a chance they are alluding to Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, or MANRRS.

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Cow-calf operators need to keep eye out for respiratory acidosis problems in newborns

Wed, Feb 08, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Animal genetics and cow-calf operators’ best efforts at bull selection and heifer development aside, the birthing process still results in some newborn livestock needing assistance at calving time.

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Avoid putting net wrap on the menu for cattle

Mon, Jan 30, 2017

PURCELL, Okla. – Livestock producers who take the time to remove net wrap from round bales or at least pick it up after the hay has been eaten potentially may save themselves management problems later.

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Payne County’s Nathan Anderson honored as 2017 OSU Cooperative Extension Distinguished Educator recipient

Fri, Jan 27, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service has honored Nathan Anderson, Payne County Extension director and agricultural educator, with one of its most prestigious official recognitions, the Extension Distinguished Educator Award.

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OSU Cooperative Extension honors Greg Highfill of Woods County as a 2017 Distinguished Educator recipient

Fri, Jan 27, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Woods County Extension Director and Agricultural Educator Greg Highfill, a 32-year member of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, has been presented one of the statewide organization’s most prestigious official recognitions, the Extension Distinguished Educator Award.

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Oklahoma Irrigation Conference set for March 1 in Altus

Thu, Jan 26, 2017

ALTUS, Okla. – Southern Plains agricultural producers looking to get the most out of their water-use investment should register now to attend the March 1 Oklahoma Irrigation Conference in Altus.

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Five myths surrounding the Veterinary Feed Directive

Wed, Jan 11, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – While it is true change can be a good thing, it rarely occurs without a learning curve. Not surprisingly, then, that is the case with the Veterinary Feed Directive after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently tightened the federal rule.

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What is the Veterinary Feed Directive?

Mon, Dec 19, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – When the calendar turns in a few weeks, it will not only usher in a new year, but also tighter federal controls on the use of some antibiotics for food animals.

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Solid science backing up stricter Veterinary Feed Directive

Mon, Dec 19, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – When tougher guidelines around the Veterinary Feed Directive go into effect next month, it will change the way producers, veterinarians and feed distributors obtain, dispense and use medically important antibiotics in the treatment of food animals.

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Cow-calf producers should start obtaining colostrum now

Mon, Dec 19, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Cow-calf operators should start locating, obtaining and storing several doses of colostrum or colostrum replacer sure to come in handy before the first heifers start to go into labor this spring.

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Time to begin early evening feeding of cows

Mon, Dec 19, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Cow-calf producers who ensure adequate supervision at calving can have a significant effect on reducing calf mortality, always important but increasingly so with the higher price of live calves at sale time.

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