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WASHINGTON, February 26, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced 76 grants totaling more than $35 million to support research, teaching and Extension activities at 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Colleges and Universities through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Today’s annou...

Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences will host a Veterinary Voices seminar on Thursday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in McElroy Hall on the OSU Stillwater campus.  Discussing “Urinary Stones in Small Ruminants” will be Dr. Melanie Boileau, an associate professor of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery in the Department of Veter...

Danielle N. Lee, a postdoctoral associate in zoology at Oklahoma State University, will be honored by the White House on Wednesday, Feb. 26 as one of ten “Champions of Change” being recognized for innovation in creating diversity and access in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.  

Lee’s work in the OSU Ophir Lab i...

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Scam artists can make tax season even more taxing than usual.

Andrew Zumwalt, University of Missouri Extension financial planning specialist, says this is the time of year you...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide close to $3 million in technical and financial assistance for interested farmers and ranchers to help improve the health of bees, which play an important role in crop production. The funding is a focused investment to i...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2014 – Today, First Lady Michelle Obama joins U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to announce proposed guidelines for local school wellness policies....