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NEWS ARCHIVE Extension

Older adults and planning ahead for severe weather

Apr 26, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Most Oklahomans know well the need to prepare ahead of severe weather such as tornadoes. This advanced planning is even more important for special populations such as older adults.

Get in the know when severe weather looms

Apr 26, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – It is not enough to know what to do and where to go in case of severe weather. Families also need an accurate read on weather conditions, especially when dangerous storms are brewing.

Identify your safe place before severe weather blows in

Apr 26, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Sure it is the kind of detail that easily falls to the bottom of a jam packed to-do list. But knowing ahead of time where to go when an ugly storm is bearing down could save your life.

OSU Master Cattleman program just what Mary Elliott Perigo needed

Apr 25, 2016

WAKITA, Okla. – When tragedy struck, healthcare professional Mary Elliott Perigo was faced with the daunting prospect of gaining needed knowledge and expertise quickly to manage her family's commercial cow-calf operation, located north of Wakita,

Be prepared for earthquakes

Apr 14, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – While the recent rise in earthquakes may be as unsettling as the feeling of the ground rolling, shaking and buckling under foot, making emergency preparations before disaster strikes can go a long way toward calming frayed

Poison hazards lurk in every room of the house

Apr 14, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – When it comes to making not only a happy home, but a safe one, protecting little ones from unintentional poisoning should be among every family's top priorities.

National stockmanship expert Curt Pate to lead free cattle handling workshop

Apr 14, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Curt Pate, one of the nation's top experts in stockmanship and horsemanship, is returning to Oklahoma for a second straight year to lead a workshop for ranchers, farmers and students who want to sharpen their cattle handling

Drop, take cover and hold on in case of an earthquake

Apr 14, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Drop. Take cover. Hold on. Following these three simple commands can help Oklahomans remain steady when the ground begins rumbling under their feet as earthquakes continue hitting the state with increasing frequency.

Governor honors four from OSU with ag awards

Apr 4, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – As far as Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources wheat researcher Brett Carver is concerned, there is not a better way to live one's life than to enable others.

Composting may be timely solution for disposal of dead livestock and large animals

Apr 1, 2016

ALVA, Okla. – Natural disasters such as the wildfires that struck Woods County recently highlight the need to act quickly to dispose of livestock and other large animal carcasses.