Food Land and Natural Resources

Fri, Oct 21, 2022

Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are on the rise in backyard poultry flocks in Oklahoma. OSU Extension specialists have some tips for preventing the deadly disease.

Tue, Oct 18, 2022

A beef trade report prepared by OSU Extension's Derrell Peel and an ag economist at Kansas State University emphasizes the benefits of trading beef in the global marketplace.

Fri, Oct 14, 2022

Armadillos that root through soil and mulch for insects are destructive to lawns and flower beds.

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

Feng Feng, a molecular biologist with Oklahoma State University, is researching how microbes in the plant’s roots provide it with necessary nutrients while also hindering the plant’s immunity to infection.

Tue, Sep 27, 2022

The annual Rural Economic Outlook Conference is scheduled for Oct. 12 and will focus this year on supply chain challenges.

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Oklahoma producers learned some tough lessons after the 2011 drought, but the information is useful for today's dry conditions.

Mon, Sep 19, 2022

The drought is complicating wheat planting season, and many farmers will plant wheat to use as a forage source for cattle later this fall.

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

A food recall happens when a food becomes contaminated and may cause injury or illness.

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

Hannah Baker, an OSU graduate student in agricultural economics, is currently conducting research on the economic benefits of patch burning, which has the potential to save producers on supplemental feed costs.

Thu, Sep 08, 2022

Oklahoma State University is researching the potential of hops as an Oklahoma specialty crop to benefit the state’s economy by boosting the craft beer industry.

Wed, Sep 07, 2022

Wade Thomason begins his first semester as head of the OSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.

Mon, Aug 29, 2022

The Oklahoma Quality Beef Network VAC-45 program is hosting a series of certified cattle sales across the state through April 2023.