Burying beetle potentially making a splash in medical field
Once one of the most common insect species in North America, occurring in 35 states, the beetles can now only be found in seven. Oklahoma is on the short list of states where the American Burying Beetles still call home, with a strong population in the eastern portion of the state.
Recognizable by their black and orange colors, the night-active...
Sparks honored at first-ever agriculture Honors Nights
At the first-ever DASNR Honors Night in Stillwater, Sparks was recognized as a 2015 DASNR Champion.
In 1977, the Memphis, Tennessee, resident and her late husband Willard built Sparks Companies, Inc., which provides risk management tools to agribusiness and farmers. The worldwide company is a leading agricultural research and consulting business,...
Williams receives recognition, award from OSU at Honors Night
John Williams, resident of Edmond, Oklahoma, was recently recognized as a 2015 DASNR Champion for just that. A North Dakota State University graduate, Williams launched Chef’s Requested Foods in 1979 in Oklahoma City. The company is for meat-focused food service clients with center-of-the-plate products and retail premium meat products.
Today, as...
Cline celebrated as 2015 DASNR Champion at Honors Night
To recognize the efforts of a few of the major supporters of DASNR, who are not alumni, the division recently hosted DASNR Honors Night, where Linda Cline received her DASNR Champion designation.
Cline and her late husband Charles moved to Cushing, Oklahoma, in 1967, and in 1985 purchased acreage on which they planned to retire. They started with...
Kennamer honored as 2015 Distinguished Alumni
James Kennamer, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was selected and recognized as a DASNR 2015 Distinguished Alumni. He graduated from OSU with his bachelor’s degree in 1981 and his Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1986.
After earning his doctorate degree, Kennamer was sought after by some of the world’s most prestigious companies. He has worked his way up the p...
OSU’s first female animal science student honored with award
Minnie Lou Bradley, resident of Memphis, Texas, a 1953 graduate of then Oklahoma A&M, was recognized as one of the recipients of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ highest honor.
“She's been involved with livestock production, she's been involved with meat processing, she's been involved in organizational leadership t...
Westerman celebrated for 40 years worth of accomplishment
Westerman of Stillwater, Oklahoma, received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural education and master’s degree in plant and soil sciences from OSU in 1961 and 1963, respectively. He joined the United States Army, where he was a helicopter pilot, before attending and graduating from the University of Illinois in 1969 with a Ph.D. in soil fertility.
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Permethrin resistance behind so-called ‘super’ lice
“There is nothing really ‘super’ about them, of course; they are simply lice that are more resistant than previous generations to permethrin, the active ingredient in many head lice treatments,” said Justin Tally, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension entomologist.
The decades-long popularity of permethrin in combating head lice is...
Taking a look at fouling in bioethanol production
The deposition of solids on the inside surface of processing equipment is commonly known as fouling in the biofuel industry. The solids interfere with the proper operation of the equipment and reduce flow capacity and increase pumping costs.
To assist producers with fouling issues, Rob Whitely, head of the school of chemical engineering at Oklahoma...
Prepare your home for cold winter months
In order to keep your home comfortable in the winter without spending a fortune on heating costs, now is the time to get your home ready for the winter season, said Gina Peek, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension housing and consumer specialist.
“Home energy costs can consume a large portion of your budget. There are steps homeowners s...
