More than 300 Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture faculty, staff, students and alumni as well as New Frontiers donors helped celebrate a significant milestone in the construction of the new home for OSU Agriculture. The OSU Foundation partnered with OSU Agriculture to host a New Frontiers Tailgate & Beam Signing on Sept. 10 before the Cowboy football game against Arizona State University.
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.
The Caddo Research Station Peanut and Cotton Field Day will take place on Sept. 15 with researchers sharing the latest research projects and discoveries for peanut and cotton crops. Cotton is Oklahoma’s fourth largest export behind oil, gas and wheat.
The Oklahoma Water Resources Center at Oklahoma State University is teaming up with Texas A&M University for a $1.7 million project to study the benefits of regenerative agriculture in Oklahoma and Texas.
Oklahoma State University is honoring three individuals who have demonstrated a continuing commitment to agricultural sciences and natural resources. Elizabeth Logan, Carl Whitcomb and Joe Williams have been named recipients of the 2022 Champion for OSU Agriculture Award. The honorees will be officially recognized during the OSU Agriculture Honors ceremony on Oct. 28.
Oklahoma State University is honoring six individuals who have brought distinctive credit to the university’s Ferguson College of Agriculture and contributed significantly to society. John Fenderson, Karen Eifert Jones, Lenny Hughes, Tammy Lee, Jeff Hilst and Patsiann Nix Smith have been named the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The honorees will be officially recognized during the OSU Agriculture Honors ceremony on Oct. 28.
Oklahoma State University strives to promote sustainability efforts, and Ferguson College of Agriculture students are leading the charge to recommend environmental sustainability practices on campus.
As part of a five-year U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service project, an American-made drone called Goose has been flying over Oklahoma dams, capturing images of the dams and their surroundings to create 3-D models that can be analyzed to determine potential safety issues.
Oklahoma State University held a Sweet Success Celebration to commemorate reaching the $50 million fundraising goal for the New Frontiers campaign, which will help build a state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility for OSU Agriculture.
Oklahoma State University Agricultural Communications Services employees have earned a total of 20 awards in international, national and state competitions this year.
Three scientists from the Oklahoma State University Institute for Agricultural Biosciences are helping solve the problem of world hunger by improving nitrogen fixation and drought resistance in plants.
