In this issue: Wheat Grazing Prospects Dim, Benefits of Early Culling Open Breeding Heifers, Be Sure to Check Early Planted Wheat Fields for Fall Armyworms and 5 States Beef Conference Focuses on Range Management During a Drought.

Please send images to jen.olson@okstate.edu or sickplants@okstate.edu. Mailing Address: Plant Disease and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory Oklahoma State University Entomology and Plant Pathology 127 Noble Research Center

In this issue: The Role of Stockers in Today's Cattle Market, Value Proposition of Bulls and Getting a Jump Start on Fly Season.

Raspberries and blackberries are the most well-known brambles. While not a scientific term, the word bramble is used to describe certain members of the rose family. What makes a plant a bramble is the presence of thorns, typically an edible fruit

The effects of fire frrequency in sand shinnery oak grassland is researched at the Black Kettle National Grassland.

In this issue: U.S. Imports of Mexican Cattle Disrupted, Monitoring Nutrition Requirements of the Cowherd and Predicting Performance of Finishing Steers.

Learn how to choose deciduous trees for Oklahoma by matching species to soil, space and climate conditions so your landscape stays healthy, attractive and easier to maintain over time with fewer pruning and replacement issues.

In this issue: Nervous Cattle Markets Struggle with Market Fundamentals, Current Value of Replacement Heifers, Matching Your Summer Stocker Supplementation Program to Production and Marketing Goals, Selecting Tall Fescue Varieties for your

Oklahoma School IPM. Wasps and HornetsManagement of stinging insects is especiallyimportant because some people areseverely allergic to stinging insectvenom.

Exhibits: 4-H, FFA, & OHCE. Open Classes (Hobbies, Arts, Textiles, Quilts,. Flowers, Crops, Horticulture, Baking, Canning). Ag Mechanics, Pie Contest, Cake Re-Mix Contest. Livestock Shows. Swine, Poultry, Sheep, Goats, Cattle, Rabbits & Horses.