At Oklahoma State University’s recent Lahoma Field Day, wheat genetics chair Brett Carver explains how OSU is on the verge of releasing new wheat varieties with higher gluten quality.
Oklahoma State University researchers are measuring stress and immune responsiveness, behavior and temperament, and thus, subsequent robustness to stressors and health challenges to try to pick out which animals would be more robust in their response to disease pressures.
Not only are Rodney Jones and Karen Eifert Jones passionate about Oklahoma State University and the Ferguson College of Agriculture, they also are devoted to giving back. The couple from Waukomis, Oklahoma, made the decision to become major gift donors for the New Frontiers campaign, which continues to raise funds to build a state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility for OSU Agriculture.
On the western side of Oklahoma, winter wheat outcome looks devastating, according to OSU Extension experts, who say they anticipate a 50% decline in yield this year.
