Oklahoma State University-Stillwater

Oklahoma may be at the nexus of violent tornadoes and scientific developments in unmanned aircraft, but the state faces stiff competition in its bid to become one of the first six federal sites allowed to test the technology.  Fifty applications have...

With tornadoes, advance warning comes down to minutes. In Moore, Okla., on May 20, it was 16 minutes. In Newcastle, to the southwest, near the spot where the deadly mile-wide tornado that killed 24 people first formed, it was five minutes. Tornadoes...

Although uniformity is a tremendous asset in marketing, on the production side, uniformity brings challenges. In other words, the ability to produce uniform truckload lots of calves depends on producing and sorting the calves. This may seem like a...

MADISON, Wis. - On May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture aimed at the impacts of climate variability and change on...

BROOKINGS - SDSU Extension recently hired Shannon Sand as the new Livestock Business Management Field Specialist, pending the approval of the Board of Regents. In this position, Sand will deliver research-based programming and develop educational...

The Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand awarded $21,000 to seven university students through its Colvin Scholarship Fund, in recognition of their leadership and achievement at the community and beef industry levels. Developed in 1999 upon the retirement of...

Edited news release from Missouri Department of Public Safety: JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri Department of Public Safety Director Jerry Lee chose Ryan Nicholls as the new director of the State Emergency Management Agency.  Nicholls has served as director...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Showing diners how many calories are in restaurant food items may influence how much they eat - especially among the least health-conscious people, a new study suggests. "It's encouraging because the information may help the...

The Red River Valley Research Corridor has scheduled the second annual Precision Agriculture Summit at the Farmers Union Conference Center in Jamestown on Jan. 21-22, 2013. John Nowatzki, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural...

Calvin D. Phillips is Northern State University's new vice president of student affairs.  Phillips, 47, recently held a position at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas, as associate vice president of student affairs and dean of...

Thirteen new full-time faculty members have joined the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown for the 2012-2013 academic year: Dawn Drahnak, instructor of nursing, holds an MSN from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a BSN from the University of...