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The first year I grew sweet potatoes, I knew I’d hit the jackpot. Sweet potatoes are not only super easy to grow, but a small area is all you need to fill a year’s supply of this sweet delight.

People look for new ways to go green every day. They embrace things like solar energy panels that have become more affordable over the years and cars that operate on alternative fuels.

The tomato….it is the king of the vegetable garden. It is something we eat year round, but when we eat one fresh from the garden each year, we are reminded that what we have been eating all winter just isn’t the same.

Whether you’re start- ing from scratch on previ- ously uncultivated land, or taking on the restoration of conventionally cultivated fields, establishing a new pasture begins with soil preparation. Begin with a soil test before planting a pasture.

The Oklahoma State Ferguson College of Agriculture presented scholarships to more than 150 continuing students at the annual Ferguson College of Agriculture Scholarships and Awards Banquet on March 30.

Renee Albers-Nelson, baking and milling specialist with the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University, is set to host All You Knead to Know, an artisan and grain workshop, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 17 at FAPC.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Oklahoma Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (OTCAC) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) will partner for a free conservation workshop on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Join us for a conservation workshop and tour. The workshop will start at 9:00 a.

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023 DEAR ABBY: My son is in a relationship with “Cheryl.” They live together. Cheryl has a daughter and is demanding that I treat the girl as one of my granddaughters. I have bought birthday presents, Christmas gifts and generally spend the same amount on all the kids.

Three Seminole area girls will be at East Central State College in Ada May 26 through June 2 to take part in this year’s Girls State sessions. The American Legion Auxiliary of Oklahoma sponsors the sessions annually and the local unit designates the local candidates to attend.

New East Central University students have already began signing up for group enrollment events to plan their fall classes. The events – dubbed “Tiger Enrollment Days” – give new students a chance to get to know ECU before arriving to campus in August.