The 2025 Central Oklahoma Cattle Conference is scheduled for Friday, February 14 at the Payne County Expo Center. This year’s conference will offer TWO CEUs for Pesticide Applicators as well. Tune in each Friday leading up to our conference for a speaker spotlight! Next up is Northeast Area Agronomy Specialist, Brian Pugh!
Brian grew up in an Extension family and became an Extension educator because he saw the positive impact his parents had on people’s lives. He has always had a passion for helping others achieve their agricultural dreams, and tries to use his education and knowledge in different areas of production ag to assist clients with best management decisions.
He believes in promoting the use of year-round grazing systems, which uses his knowledge of livestock production enterprises, ruminant nutrition and forage production. Since feeding the cow is the largest variable cost of owning that cow through the year, even small improvements in making the animal do the work by grazing her own forage can make large impacts on net returns to the operation.
Pugh’s mission is simply to discover and combine the latest research based information from OSU researchers, outside universities and my own research into methods that anyone can implement. These methods are aimed at decreasing input costs, increasing efficiency in the production system and increasing market value of products, both plant- and animal-based.
Brian earned a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science, with minors in agronomy and ag systems technology management. He also holds a Master of Science degree in crop, soil and environmental science.
Join us for a fun and educational day! Register with the Payne County OSU Extension Office by Friday, February 7!
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