Oklahoma Farm & Ranch

11/20/2025

🚨 𝐄𝐇𝐕 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 – 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 🚨

Horses in Oklahoma have tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus (EHV), a highly contagious viral disease. It spreads easily through nasal discharge, shared equipment, trailers, stalls, and even human contact. Horses can carry the virus before showing symptoms, so strict quarantine is essential.

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬:
🐴 Respiratory: cough, clear nasal discharge, fever
🐴 Neurologic (EHM): hind-limb weakness, incoordination, urine dribbling, tail weakness, sudden inability to stand
🐴 Reproductive: late-term abortion in mares

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬:
✅ Call your vet immediately
✅ Quarantine symptomatic or exposed horses
✅ Monitor all horses’ temps twice daily (Normal = 99–101.5°F)
✅ Follow strict biosecurity measures

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 – 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
🏥 Place signage on the door asking horse owners to inform your team if they have attended any of the affected events. If they have, please instruct them to wait outside so appropriate precautions can be taken.
🏥Take a detailed history of potential exposure and travel
🏥 Examine and take the patient’s temperature 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 entering the clinic
🏥 Antiviral medications can be given prophylactically to exposed horses to reduce the risk of developing EHM. For more information regarding this treatment, please reach out to our equine internal medicine team.

🩺 Stay vigilant, protect your herd, and work closely with your veterinarian.

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11/11/2025

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 continues to be a concern for backyard and commercial poultry producers. The disease has resulted in flock losses, reduced income, and trade restrictions. In September alone, eleven commercial flocks in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota were infected, along with several backyard flocks in multiple states. Since the start of the current HPAI outbreak on February 8, 2022, more than 175 million domestic birds have been lost.

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11/03/2025

The latest edition of Oklahoma Farm & Ranch is out now. Can't find a physical copy? Then just click the link below to read the digital edition!

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10/20/2025

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓕𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓖𝓸𝓸𝓭𝓫𝔂𝓮
Seven months ago, Aubrey Sturgeon began her series, "The Live of a Show Steer." For the November issue, she wrote her final installment, "The Final Goodbye."

You might want to have tissues handy!

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10/08/2025

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞
𝒟𝓇𝓈. 𝒟𝒶𝓋𝒾𝒹 & 𝒥𝓊𝓁𝒾𝑒 𝒲𝒽𝒾𝓉𝑒

In Purcell, Oklahoma, White Equine is the veterinary practice of Drs. David and Julie White, a husband-and-wife team dedicated to the care of performance horses. Together, they have built a practice that combines their complementary skills to provide the best possible care.

Their clinic, located on their property, is designed with efficiency and the horses’ needs in mind. Whether they are hauling out to farms and ranches or meeting clients at their own barn, David and Julie work side by side while also raising their son, Brooks.

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09/29/2025

What should you do about Army Worms?

OSU Extension has some great ideas ⬇

The fall armyworm – earning its name for the way it “marches” from food source to food source – population fluctuates every year. Cooler and wetter weather patterns early in the year factor into what activity will look like in the fall, explains Ashleigh Faris, Oklahoma State University Exte...

09/23/2025

Has anyone else worked with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry for food grants for schools from local producers?

09/19/2025

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨
When I first decided to start a small garden, it was more of a whimsical experiment than a serious endeavor. I had seen countless posts on social media of people proudly showing off their homegrown vegetables, and I thought, “Why not give it a try?” Armed with enthusiasm and a bit of research, I planted a variety of vegetables, including a few pickling cucumber plants. Little did I know that these cucumbers would thrive beyond my wildest expectations.

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09/16/2025

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥
In the heart of the 1930s, amid the Great Depression and one of the worst droughts in American history, the central plains of the United States became the backdrop for a crisis that left millions of acres of farmland devastated. The Dust Bowl wasn’t just a period of bad weather - it was a consequence of environmental mismanagement, economic desperation, and unpreparedness on a massive scale. It remains one of the clearest warnings in American agricultural history about the costs of forgetting how to work with, rather than against, the land.

While the images that often come to mind are of blackened skies, desperate families, and abandoned fields, the lessons reach far beyond the Panhandle and remain startlingly relevant today. Whether you’re running a large operation or managing a backyard garden or small herd, the core truth is the same: soil is a resource, not a guarantee. And if we don’t take care of it, we will lose it.

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09/11/2025

🕊️ We Remember
On this September 11, we pause to honor the lives lost, the families forever changed, and the heroes who answered the call. From small towns to big cities, America’s strength has always been found in its people.

09/11/2025

𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦
Livestock agroterrorism is a subgroup of agroterrorism that involves the intentional release of viruses, bacteria, toxins, and other harmful agents into agricultural animal populations. The goal is to generate fear among the public, cause economic hardship, and create social chaos. Agroterrorism does not receive as much attention as other forms of terrorism; however, it poses a significant threat to national security, public health, and the global food supply chain.

Dr. Barry Whitworth, DVM, discusses this issue in the September 2025 Oklahoma Farm & Ranch.

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09/03/2025

Need a way to use up the last of your zucchini crop? Try these parmesan crusted zucchini fries from Lacey's Pantry!

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By Lacey Vilhauer | Lacey’s Pantry Servings: 4-6 Total time: 30-40 minutes Ingredients: 6-8 large to medium sized zucchini 1 cup of panko bread crumbs 1 cup of parmesan cheese, grated 1 tsp kosher salt ½ tsp black pepper 2 tsp dry parsley 1 tsp dry oregano 1 tsp dry basil ½ tsp garlic powder [.....