Food Land and Natural Resources

Tue, May 01, 2018

OSU honors leader of nation's largest Latino-owned meat manufacturer

Tue, May 01, 2018

OSU junior plans to use biosystems engineering degree to improve access to clean water around the world.

Fri, Apr 27, 2018

The Oklahoma Home Bakery Act of 2013 made it legal to prepare baked goods in an uninspected, home kitchen and sell the goods from the homeowner’s premises. This act was amended in 2017 to allow home-baked items to be sold off-premises in selected locations.

Wed, 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.

Wed, Apr 25, 2018

Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Centered honored two graduate students with the Stanley E. Gilliland Memorial Fellowship in Food Science, providing $500 toward each recipient’s education efforts. Praveen Yerramsetti, a doctoral candidate in food science, and Audrey Boeken, a food science master’s student, received the awards during a reception on April 6.

Tue, Apr 24, 2018

An Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center faculty member has been selected as a 2018 American Oil Chemists’ Society Fellow. Nurhan Dunford, FAPC oil and oilseed specialist and professor in the OSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, will be recognized May 6 at the Welcome Plenary Session during the 2018 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Fri, Apr 20, 2018

The Oklahoma 4-H Foundation has established a fund to which people can donate in an effort to help 4-H families affected by the wildfires.

Thu, 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 to help people in need. However, some of the hay brought with it invasive species and some producers had to deal with those issues on top of losses they already experienced.

Tue, Apr 17, 2018

With spring-like temperatures finally on the horizon, Oklahoma gardeners are anxious to start prepping for spring vegetable gardening season.

Tue, Apr 17, 2018

New Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service phone numbers have been added for producers seeking or those wishing to donate agricultural supplies and services as part of the wildfire recovery efforts.

Tue, Apr 17, 2018

The Oklahoma State University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources awarded more than $330,000 in scholarships to nearly 150 students at the annual CASNR Scholarships and Awards Banquet March 29.

Tue, Apr 17, 2018

The invasion of eastern redcedar trees into the oak-dominated Cross Timbers forests of central Oklahoma is a cause for concern as they increase the risk of forest wildfire.