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 GMTMon, 21 Jul 2008 19:30:17 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/index.htmFour OSU projects are among 21 that the EDGE Policy Board will review for funding. The EDGE — Economic Development Generating Excellence — endowment has about $13 million for its first round of funding. The 21 applicants were asked to submit full proposals. The following principal investigators at OSU were invited to submit full proposals: Yanqi Wu, Breeding a Switchgrass Seed Industry in Oklahoma; Andrew Arena, Oklahoma Flight Innovation, Research and Testing — Unmanned Aerial Systems; Allen Apblett; Commercialization of Passive Wireless Corrosion Sensors for Aerospace Applications; D. Webster Keogh, Sensor Technology: A National Center and Industrial Focus for Oklahoma. Faculty{40ba9b46-5f67-9c65-62d5-15ea26fa561}Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:30:17 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/extension/index.htmJuly 15, 2008 - Volume 1, Issue 14 Topics: Wheat Profitability: Fall Planning Season, Reducing On-Farm Fuel Use, Upcoming Events/MeetingsExtension{fc68bc2f-327f-6469-782f-d35165fafb3}Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:11:25 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/extension/archivednewsletter/2008/06-2008/Issue%201%20-12%2006-20-08c.pdfTopics: Fusarium head blight, Upcoming Events, No-till field day in Grant Countyhttp://pss.okstate.edu/extension/archivednewsletter/2008/07-2008/Issue%201%20-13%2007-03-08.pdf{57668e0c-22e1-d101-68a2-690e5f3bfd91}Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:42:43 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/index.htm(STILLWATER, Okla. July 7, 2008) – Oklahoma State University announced today a $250,000 gift from three agricultural based organizations, the Nutrients for Life Foundation, The Fertilizer Institute, and the International Plant Nutrition Institute to create an endowed professorship in soil and food crop nutrition. Once fully matched dollar-for-dollar by T. Boone Pickens’ $100 million chair match commitment, as well as the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the gift will provide $1 million of impact in endowed funds.Faculty{587378a0-c0d4-8e8e-87f4-c1e5c528f716}Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:30:10 GMT(STILLWATER, Okla. July 8, 2008) – Oklahoma State University announced today a $300,000 joint gift from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission (OWC) and the Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation (OWRF) to bolster funding for the organizations’ currently funded wheat genetics research chair at OSU. Once fully matched dollar-for-dollar by T. Boone Pickens’ $100 million chair match commitment, as well as the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the gift will provide $1.2 million of impact in endowed funds. Faculty{ee9b1af8-9223-3b7b-86f3-956b7551ade4}Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:29:04 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/index.htm(STILLWATER, Okla. July 9, 2008) – Oklahoma State University has received a $250,000 gift from OSU alumnus Helen J. Hodges to establish a plant and soil science professorship in honor of her parents, Dillon and Lois Hodges. The position will concentrate on scholarship and research to increase grain production, and is committed to ensuring that the benefits of OSU’s expertise are made available to farmers from around the world.Faculty{b4bfeabb-7c1c-7fa-d2ce-ecddce051b8}Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:28:19 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Dr. Edwards just received word that his USDA-NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant proposal “An innovative approach to conservation and integrated pest management in Oklahoma cropping systems” was fully funded. It’s a team approach with Chad Godsey, Rick Koch, Gary Strickland, Tom Royer, and Kris Giles. Congratulations to Dr. Edwards and the team!faculty{ec44a5e1-3d17-7fde-4645-ccd358435e32}Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:22:34 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Dr. Penn and team just received a USDA-NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant award. The focus of the work is using P sorbing materials to remove P from swine manure on farms. Congratulations to Dr. Penn and the team!{c181fc68-2c62-1cc3-cd4d-6fda1d79004}Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:21:56 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis toured the North Central Research Station in Lahoma last month and heard about wheat breeding and canola production. Brett Carver, Regents Professor and Wheat Genetics Chair, discusses this year’s wheat crop with Hargis (center) and Bob Whitson (right), Vice President, Dean and Director of the OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.faculty{6c5d4dd-7489-929-e2ce-9071a61483cc}Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:43 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/06/06.pdfTheFarmerStockman.com — With fertilizer prices through the roof, you can't be guessing about nitrogen needs in wheat or corn. "The N rate changes every single year," says Bill Raun, Oklahoma State University soil science and precision agriculture professor, Stillwater. faculty{869fbb4c-163-3639-c9be-735cc98910b}Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:45:49 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/06/05.pdfsouthwestfarmpress.com — High costs, good prices suggest wheat farmers need to change. Variety selection, fertilization practices, and pest management routines may need hard scrutiny as Southwest wheat farmers try to produce a profitable crop during a period of high grain prices and significantly higher production costs.faculty{62ca6171-aff1-987e-a370-4a015e0ce704}Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:45:59 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/05/15.htmAt a party, Bermuda grass would be that loud-mouthed guest rooted to your sofa long after all the drinks are gone. But the fact that the grass — widely used in Oklahoma lawns — won't dry up or die off without a fight may make it a prime candidate to thrive in a world with rising temperatures, water shortages and expanding populations. In short, it may be a grass of the future — a grass that can thrive in an era of global warming.{18555559-1bd4-8041-738d-6520e732c707}Thu, 15 May 2008 18:39:39 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Dr. Chad Penn just received an award of $9,852 from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry for a Basic and Applied Research Grant to look at poultry litter utilization.{e61d4792-b298-3761-2b9c-55f34dc4711a}Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:08 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/Dr. Hailin Zhang was named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy!{8453999-80f4-a067-8e7c-c8e3b78570d4}Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:16 GMTThe Cowboys vs. Cancer team and the Sherrer Squad would like to thank everyone for their great support in the recent American Cancer Society fund raising drive in honor of Gary Sherrer. Thanks to your generosity we passed our goal of $1,000 donated to the American Cancer Society. This money will go a long way in the ongoing teaching, research, and extension work needed to battle cancer.{6ea51b8e-fa0d-aa17-219b-dd766220d733}Tue, 13 May 2008 14:42:42 GMThttp://www.pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/24.htmSTILLWATER, Okla. – Morris native Daniel Edmonds was named Oklahoma State University’s Outstanding Master’s Student at the university’s 26th Annual Phoenix Awards ceremonies. The Phoenix Award recognizes exemplary achievement in leadership, scholarship, professional involvement and university and community service.{2306c361-9b1a-15f6-d2ec-540a5d09ff9f}Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:17:06 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/23.htmDaniel Edmonds and Shirley Vincent were recently honored at the 26th Annual Phoenix Awards with the highest awards given to graduate students by Oklahoma State University’s Graduate and Professional Student Government Association and the Graduate College.{f124ea80-c5ce-cdf1-2217-90d8793594}Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:48:59 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/18.htmYesterday, the OSU Student Employee of the Year was announced in a very nice reception opened by Dr. Marlene Strathe and Mr. Gary Clark. Plant and Soil Sciences student employee Katy Brookman was one of six finalists for the award.{aa6731d2-2f11-ea92-af62-30c52f5dc29a}Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:04:30 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/16b.htmDaniel Edmonds received the outstanding M.S. student award (Phoenix Award) for all of OSU. He is the first Plant and Soil Sciences student to ever receive the award, and only the third from DASNR since the 1980’s.Student{d1ba4263-563b-72c1-d859-63f03c508500}Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:04:37 GMThttp://www.pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/16.htmSTILLWATER, Okla. – The continuing education of Oklahoma State University agriculture students was made a little easier on April 4, when $434,100 in scholarships and awards were presented by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.Student{3f947f14-5175-8e65-4706-eb0a9bf9f35e}Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:30:09 GMThttp://www2.dasnr.okstate.edu/Members/donald.stotts-40okstate.edu/osu-agriculture-regional-experience-a-2018huge-success2019STILLWATER, Okla. – Agronomy, soils and environmental sciences students from across the region came to Stillwater, had fun while learning a lot and went away impressed, thanks in large part to Oklahoma State University’s Agronomy Club. Student{b2c07e20-c89a-27c7-87a8-6fa2467b77a}Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:06:13 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/09.htmSavannah is the sixth OSU student ever to receive this scholarship. Although Savannah is majoring in Environmental Science, we in Plant and Soil Sciences consider her one of our own. She is currently working in Dr. Chad Penn’s environmental soil chemistry lab and is planning to continue with her Masters degree in PaSS.Student{558549d0-7bd8-8bc-72e1-5004cc78f067}Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:48:42 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/07.htmSASES is an undergraduate student organization of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America. It is composed of chapters located at colleges and universities...Student{abeab958-8d53-b8e-f34e-de8576d992bf}Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:42:47 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/04.htmJack Holt, Oklahoma A&M Agronomy class of ’59, donates a photo of Pistol Pete and cheerleaders standing on the north side of the football field in the fall of 1958. Jack is standing just to the right of the police officer on the left side of the photo (wearing gray coat).Alumni{9991fd2c-26fa-ceb6-f864-88451c40a47a}Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:42:56 GMThttp://pss.okstate.edu/news/2008/04/02.htmThis $2,500 scholarship from Annie’s Homegrown is part of a total of $50,000 in scholarship assistance awarded each year to some very deserving students.Graduate Student{19b53513-adb2-ed6e-8cec-822b6293f4c6}Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:06:00 GMT