http://www.pss.okstate.edu/news.xmlNews about Plant and Soil Sciences Department, Oklahoma State University.Englishvickie.brake@okstate.eduwebmaster@mail.pss.okstate.eduMon, 31 Mar 2008 15:09:39 GMTFri, 13 Nov 2009 23:52:15 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Oklahoma State University and its partner institutions in industry are receiving $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue groundbreaking work in the development of biofuels.Faculty{597d75-331c-d392-49d2-c243be776baf}Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:52:15 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Oklahoma State University’s Hailin Zhang and Bill Raun did not have awards in mind when they updated the “Oklahoma Homeowner’s Handbook for Soil and Nutrient Management,” but that is exactly what they earned from the American Society of Agronomy. Zhang and Raun’s work on the 2nd edition of the publication was honored with a 2009 Certificate of Excellence at the Nov. 1-5 combined meeting of the ASA, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America in Pittsburgh. Faculty{464d71bb-e7af-beaf-b68a-b8bd23ef40c}Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:46:09 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/The KWHW Radio sponsored “Legends of Agriculture Award” was presented by Eddie and Joan Wilcoxen to Dr. J. C. Banks, Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, State Extension Cotton Specialist, Resident Director, OSU Southwest Research & Extension Center. Faculty{c2007246-9811-d4cf-ec2a-abaaa3486bd0}Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:45:08 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Just a quick note to let you know how things went last week at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA meetings in Pittsburgh. We had a very large group of people from PaSS attend the meetings this year. I tried to count all the posters and oral presentations that we made, but couldn’t keep track. We had several students who were there for the first time, and did an outstanding job! {b0e82762-8850-fd99-ea8c-7258e1856ab}Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:44:02 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association is pleased to announce 45 recipients of the 2009-2010 Seniors of Significance Award. The Seniors of Significance Award honors those students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service for the OSU campus and Stillwater community. This group represents approximately the top one percent of the 2009-2010 graduating class and the heart of the OSU experience. ...moreStudents{b1ffdc1-f7dd-d07a-e5be-60bf40435b2f}Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:43:26 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Oklahoma State University recognized the outstanding achievements of faculty, staff and administration on Nov. 4 during the annual University Awards Convocation at the OSU ConocoPhillips Alumni Center. "Dr. Raun is highly regarded throughout the nation, as well as internationally, as one of the top researchers working on sensor-based technology and nitrogen use efficiency,” Strathe said. “His research is focused on making a difference in the lives of people and the environment in which they live. In 2007 alone, farmers in Oklahoma saved $6 million in fertilizer costs by not applying unnecessary nitrogen fertilizer, and other Oklahoma citizens were positively affected because excess nitrogen did not enter our water or air supplies.” ...moreFaculty{3951454f-9d23-7b34-e323-867cb04a4fad}Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:42:41 GMThttp://pss.okstate.eduMark Hodges, longtime executive director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, has been honored as a 2009 Distinguished Agriculture Alumnus by Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.news{4099755d-ca99-8bfc-b55a-972e9be1344}Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:48:12 GMT