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Recent rains suggest it’s time to check for fall armyworms

Jul 12, 2017

DURANT, Okla. – The rains came, and while that is typically a good thing, this time around the rainfall has signaled the importance of checking for the presence of fall armyworms.

Test for nitrate levels before cutting summer annuals for hay

Jul 11, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Hot summer weather means Oklahoma forage producers should be testing their summer annuals before cutting them for hay, especially for those areas of the state suffering from drought conditions.

Register now to attend July 17 Oklahoma Crops Conference in Alva

Jul 10, 2017

ALVA, Okla. – Crop producers working in northwestern Oklahoma should register now to attend the July 17 Oklahoma Crops Conference in Alva.

Follow BQA guidelines when treating and selling cows

Jul 9, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – The summertime season is a time when many cattle producers see infectious ailments such as foot rot and eye infections affecting their beef cows, with treatment involving the use of antibiotics.

Pasture legumes may help manage nitrogen fertilizer inputs

Jul 9, 2017

PURCELL, Okla. – The cost of nitrogen fertilizer can be one of the biggest expenses to forage production, leading many producers to wonder if there is a cheaper way of producing the forage they need for their grazing animals.

Register now to attend July 13 Oklahoma Crops Conference in El Reno

Jul 6, 2017

EL RENO, Okla. – Crop producers working along the Interstate 40 corridor west of Oklahoma City should register now to attend the July 13 Oklahoma Crops Conference in El Reno.

March 7 wildfires left indelible mark, and yet no mark at all

Jul 6, 2017

BUFFALO, Okla. – "And this too shall pass away" is an old adage about the human condition, and one that sums up so much about the March 7 wildfires that devastated numerous lives and more than 330,000 acres in Beaver, Harper and Woodward counties.

Register now to attend July 10 Oklahoma Crops Conference in Ardmore

Jun 29, 2017

ARDMORE, Okla. – Crop producers in southeastern and south-central Oklahoma should register now to attend the July 10 Oklahoma Crops Conference in Ardmore.

Seasonal pressure expected to weaken beef and cattle markets

Jun 29, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Beef and cattle markets have defied "economic gravity" by staying stronger, longer than most analysts expected this spring, but seasonal pressure has caused the markets to weaken and they likely will struggle for the next six

Chute-side vaccine cooler a useful tool for cattle producers

Jun 28, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – A few simple steps can help cattle producers become more effective in battling respiratory disease in their herd, get full value of any vaccine they purchase and possibly increase their operational profit in the process.