With no children, Elizabeth Logan and her husband, George W., planned for the future of their property. In 1999, the couple decided to donate their estate, including their ranch, to the Oklahoma State University Foundation for agricultural research after their passing. Although she has carried on George W.’s legacy since his death in 2011, Logan recently made the decision to donate the property while she’s still living.
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.
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.
