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OSU wheat variety trial results available online

Wed, Jul 16, 2025

Oklahoma State University annually conducts wheat variety trials across the state to show how different varieties respond to local growing conditions. Information from each unique site provides farmers with detailed information to make sound planting decisions for their operations. The 2025 trial results are in progress, and the latest wheat harvest results can be found online.

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OSU Agriculture partners with nonprofit to fight food insecurity

Tue, Jul 01, 2025

Sophia Darrow, an OSU horticulture graduate student, is conducting surveys centered around the barriers grocery stores face with the goal of connecting the fields of horticulture, nutrition and business together to create awareness for people in the food industry and adjacent fields.

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New OSU wheat varieties could lead to more natural bread with fewer additives

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

Flour from the OSU varieties Paradox, Breadbox and Firebox (dubbed the OX varieties) appears to provide an uncommonly high level of dough strength while maintaining varying levels of extensibility. OSU has partnered with Oklahoma-based Shawnee Milling Company and Farm Strategy, a food supply chain consultant, to research the potential of these three wheat varieties as a natural flour-based alternative to wheat gluten additives, such as vital wheat gluten

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OSU Agriculture names 2025 Distinguished Alumni

Tue, Jun 24, 2025

Oklahoma State University will honor five individuals who have brought distinctive credit to the university’s Ferguson College of Agriculture and contributed significantly to society. Shannon Angle, Bill Clymer, Robert Hodgen, M. John Kane and N. Malone Mitchell Jr. are recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award. The honorees will be officially recognized during the OSU Agriculture Honors ceremony on Oct. 3.

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OSU Agriculture names 2025 Champions

Tue, Jun 24, 2025

Oklahoma State University will honor two individuals this fall who have demonstrated a commitment to agricultural sciences and natural resources. Thomas and Rhonda Coon are the 2025 Champion for OSU Agriculture Award recipients. They will be recognized during the OSU Agriculture Honors ceremony on Oct. 3.

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Soil, Water and Forage Laboratory offers quick, inexpensive testing for smart ag management

Tue, Jun 03, 2025

Thousands of soil, water, forage and feed, and animal waste samples are analyzed in the OSU lab every year.

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Ranches and research: Extension specialist earns regional excellence award

Wed, May 21, 2025

For David Lalman, the cattle industry is not just a profession. Cattle are a lifelong passion rooted in tradition and science.

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Strong as an ox: OSU Agriculture develops wheat variety for baking

Wed, May 21, 2025

The new Ox wheat variety has emerged in the wheat-growing scene and is pushing the boundaries of baking for clean labels, said Brett Carver, wheat genetics chair in the Oklahoma State University Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.

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Driven by values: Administrator guides OSU Agriculture's research path

Wed, May 21, 2025

Now serving as associate vice president of agricultural research for OSU Agriculture, Scott Senseman leads using his core values of strategy, integrity and empathy.

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Up with the pines: NREM assistant professor brings forestry experience to OSU

Wed, May 21, 2025

On the west coast of India in Gir National Park, Aalap Dixit found himself as a high school student volunteering to collect Asiatic lions’ scat.

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Innovative water solutions: Oklahoma researchers turn dirty water into a clean opportunity

Wed, May 21, 2025

Through innovative research, Oklahoma State University and the Oklahoma Water Resources Center teams are working to develop methods to clean the produced water for industrial, agricultural and other uses.

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Insects of impact: Research helps bridge gap between insects and human health

Wed, May 21, 2025

The hum of LED lights and the soft shuffle of microscope slides fill the entomology lab in the Oklahoma State University Noble Research Center. Students work intently, while Haobo Jiang moves through the room, offering guidance and sharing insights from the research he began in 1991.

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