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getting the fertilizer to the base of the plant, so I use a length of 2″ PVC. Slide one end down to the plant base and pour the fertilizer into the pipe. Cut the top of the pipe at 45 degrees to give yourself a larger opening to pour in the fertilizer.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking additional steps as part of its commitment to strengthen the market for domestically grown organic goods, and to support producers seeking organic certification. These funding opportunities are part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Organic Transition Initiative, launched in fall 2022, which is a suite of offerings to help existing organic farmers and those transitioning to organic production and processing.
Read moreA case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy was reported at a Tulsa horse show in April.
Read moreFunding opportunities to advance the grape and wine industry within Oklahoma are now available through the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Fund. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, government agencies (state or subdivisions of Oklahoma), and trade groups promoting grape and wine production in Oklahoma.
Read moreState Treasurer Todd Russ says Oklahoma 529 will celebrate National 529 Day with a special $50 bonus offer on new accounts opened from Monday, May 22 through Monday, June 5.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC), in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division (NRD), has rescheduled the second in a series of public meetings to update the watershed-based management plan for the Illinois River Watershed. The January meeting had been postponed due to inclement weather and will now be held May 18, 2023, in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma.
Read moreThe American Indian College Fund is launching its Diversity in Health Care Scholarship Program with a $1.6 million grant from the United Health Foundation to reduce health disparities and outcomes in Native communities and to address underrepresentation of Native health care professionals in the workforce by providing academic and career services to American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) college students pursuing degrees in health care fields.
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