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Which safe room is right for your family?

May 17, 2018

After deciding to invest in a safe room, one of the next major steps is settling on where to place it in the home, either in new construction or as a retrofit.

Range Management for Quail and Wild Turkey Field Day

May 16, 2018

To assist those managing property for quail and wild turkey, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension is teaming up with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and several other state and national organizations to host a field day.

OHCE continues a long history of service to Oklahoma, the nation and the world

May 9, 2018

Oklahoma Home and Community Education, Inc. is dedicated to helping Oklahomans live their best lives.

Rattlesnakes play an important role in nature

May 3, 2018

Western diamondback rattlesnakes have lived throughout the southwestern United States and Mexico since before Oklahoma statehood. As people began to settle and encroach into the snakes' habitat, more and more interactions were taking place.

Oklahoma Market Garden School helping fruit and vegetable producers bloom

Apr 25, 2018

The Oklahoma Market Garden School provides growers with the latest and greatest information on the management, production and marketing of fruit and vegetable crops.

Paying attention to mental health during wildfire recovery

Apr 23, 2018

After losing so much, families affected by the wildfires sweeping across western Oklahoma may be feeling emotionally overwhelmed, which raises the need to pay attention to potential mental health concerns.

Assessing damage outside and inside of homes after a wildfire

Apr 23, 2018

Oklahomans affected by a wildfire may be wondering what to look for inside and outside when assessing the damage to their homes.

Safe water, food and medicine important after wildfire

Apr 20, 2018

STILLWATER, Okla. (April 20, 2018) – After a wildfire, the safety of water and food as well as medications are at the top of the priority list for affected families.

State agencies hosting April 24 wildfire-related informational meeting in Woodward

Apr 19, 2018

WOODWARD, Oklahoma (April 19, 2018) – Agricultural producers affected by the recent wildfires should attend an April 24 fire informational meeting sponsored by the USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

Be cautious with what is coming in with donated hay

Apr 19, 2018

The wildfires, combined with the yearlong drought, have left a lot of producers relying on hay from other areas to feed their livestock. During the last major fire outbreak, donations were very generous and hay was shipped in from various locations