Oklahoma State University recently honored a distinguished group of individuals who have brought distinction to the Ferguson College of Agriculture and have demonstrated a continuing commitment to agricultural sciences and natural resources.
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.
The Oklahoma State University New Frontiers campaign, which will help build a state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility for OSU Agriculture, is creating unique opportunities for supporters to give back to the university. With the option to donate commodities, farmers can invest in the future of agriculture.
A group of Oklahoma financial institutions are supporting the Oklahoma State University New Frontiers campaign to help build a new home for OSU Agriculture. Armstrong Bank, established in 1909 in Vian, is one of 11 financial institution affiliates to invest in replacing OSU’s aging Agricultural Hall.
The third annual Rural Renewal Initiative Symposium will be held Oct. 5 on the Oklahoma State University campus. The event unites stakeholders and researchers from across the U.S. to share current rural renewal research.
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.
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.
