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GRAYSTONE MEDIA GROUP • THURSDAY APRIL 1 2021
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The COVID 19 pandem
ic may end up changing
our lives in some signit
icant ways To cite one
example, it's likely we’ll
see a lot more people
continue to work remote
ly, now that they’ ve seen
the effectiveness of tools
such as videoconferenc
ing. Education, too, may
be lorever changed in
some ways. Perhaps just
as important, though, is
how many people may
now think more about the
future-including how
they invest
if you walk with a
financial professional,
you may have connected
with this individual over
the past several months
through a videoconferenc
ing platform, rather than
in person. Some people
like ■ this arrangement
be cause it offers more
scheduling flexibility and
eliminates the time and
effort of traveling to and
from an appointment
Others, however, still
foundation for your over
all financial future should
remain essentially the
same In addition to build
ing your emergency fund,
you should still contribute
what you can afford to
your IRA, 401(k) and other
retirement plans. If you
have children you want to
send to college, you might
still explore college-fund
ing vehic les such as a 529
plan. Higher education
will still I.....Expensive
even with an expansion in
online learning programs
Post-pandemic life may
contain some differences,
along with many simi
larities to life before. But
Il w ill always he a smart
move to createalong term
financial strategy tailored
to your individual needs,
goals and risk tolerance
by this liquidity crunch,
y ou can take steps now
to avoid its recurrence.
Your best move may be to
build an emergency fund
containing three to six
months' worth of living
expenses, with the funds
held in a separate, highly
accessible account of ( ash
or cash equivalents. Of
course, given your regular
expenses, it may take
some time to build such
an amount, but if you can
commit yourself to putting
away a certain amount of
money each month, you
will make progress Eve a
having a few hundre ,
dollars in an emergency
fund can help create more
financ ial stability.
Apart from this new
appreciation for short
term liquidity, though, the
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plots. Tahoma 31 was the
first to show green as
early as March 12. and it
can be mowed at really
low heights," she said.
Now in its third ye n
of production. Tahoma
31 is beginning to spread
to field- and courses
locally and beyond Sod
Produc tion Serv ices has
sublicensed the variety
to many sod farms na-
tionwide. and II promises
to take the turf world
by storm. It currently is
installed at more than
50 golf courses, football
fields, soccer complex-
es and baseball parks
associated with teams
such as the Philadelphia
Eagles and the Arkansas
Razorbacks. Tahoma
1 I-the turfgrass of
the USA Softball Hall
of Fame field, the U.S
Capitol lawn and a host
of other university facil-
ities.
' We are completely
ecstatic with the results
we've had from end users
and growers w ho are
involved with Tahoma 31
and we are super excited
about its future," Adcock
said
True to the stellar
reputation of OSU’s
turfgrass breeding and
development program
and its affiliated depart
ments within the Fergu
son College of Agricul-
ture.faculty stall and
students aren't stopping
with Tahoma 31. The
turf industry can expect
a new OSL variety with
in the next several years
to continue enhancing
athletic facilities, home
lawns and golf courses
around the globe
For more turfinfor
mation contact the Greer
County OSU Extension
by calling 580-782-5502
prefer face-to-face contact
and look forward to when
suc b arrangements will
again be practical and
sale for everyone involved.
But if you're in the first
group that is, you prefer
videoconferencing you
may now wish to use this
communication method in
the future, ai least some of
the time.
But beyond the physical
aspects of your investing
experience, you may now
be looking at some chang
es in your investment
strategy brought on, or at
least suggested, by your
reactions to the pandemic.
for example, many
people - especially, but not
exclusively, those whose
employment was affected
by the pandemic found
that they were coming
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eat
to
of Horticulture and
Landscape Architecture
are given an opportu-
nity to contribute with
part time reseal hroles
Ag leadership majors
Brooklyn vansand Bai-
ley Lockhart assist Moss
and other faculty with
general maintenance .
photography and basic
analysis of plots that
help determine which v
rieties deserve additional
study Other students
such as plant and soil
sciences majors Cohen
Martin and Kellan King
have worked as part
time employees to help
maintain Bermudagrass
breeding nurseries.
"The job has definitely
helped me with my ana
lytical sk ills and manag
data Evans
said. "I hope to work in
the cooperative Exten
sion field after college, so
it’simportantialso learn
about different grasses
and turf varieties."
Latitude 36 and
NorthBridge are easily
accessible on the market
today, but OSL "s latest
version Tahoma 31, is
emerging on the scene
with the added features
of exceptional freeze tol-
erance and improved wa-
ter use efficiency. With
an experimental designa-
tion name of OKC 1131,
this latest variety was
among several thou-
sand initially tested by
a group of faculty who
hold dual appointments
with OSU Ag Research
including Professor
Charles Fontanier in the
Department of Horti
culture and Landscape
Architecture: Extension
Specialist and Professor
Dennis Martin in the
Department of Horti
culture and Landscape
Architecture: Professor
Nathan Walker in the De-
partment of Entomology
and Plant Pathology and
Professor Yanqi Wu in
the Department of Plant
and Soil Sciences.
Tahoma 31 is used
at more than 50 golf
courses, football fields
and soccer complexes
nationwide. (Photo pro-
vided by Sod Production
Services.)
These researchers
combined their areas
of expertise in breeding
and genetics, plant water
usage, freeze tolerance,
disease resistance, shade
tolerance and traffic tol-
erance to determine the
top performing samples
for outdoor evaluation at
universi lant bree ling
sites across the country.
Through the National
I urtgrass Ev "nation
Program, select varie t
ies were studied at 17
national locations during
a five-year period.’ Wu
said.
Test results concluded
OKC 1131 was the proven
choice for t >Slnext
Bermudagrass release,
and a deal was inked
with Sod Production
Services to exclusive
ly license the variety.
OKC 1131 was given the
official marketing brand
name of Tahoma 31 and
began its commercial
production phase
Tahoma31 is definite
ly the most i old-tolerant
variety ever released
commercially, " said
Chad Adcock, vice presi-
dent of business develop-
mental Sod Production
Services
The OSUturf was
planted at around 30 sod
farms nationally in its
first year of commercial
availability Adcock said
two years are required
fora single firm to
achieve production levels
before the grass is ready
for retail and ( an begin
attracting a (ustomer
base
The drought tolerance
and shorter root zone
observed in controlled
and env ironmental trials
of Tahoma 31 makes it a
smart choice for residen
tial lawns, especially the
yards of new home com
struction where equip-
ment tends to remove
much of the topsoil. Sod
producers also value
Tahoma31 for its ability
to remain intact after
being harvested and
transported.
Lakshmy Gopinath (MS
'15, Ph.D. '20) is a postdoc
toral researcher in the
Department of Horti
culture and Landscape
Architecture who studies
the sod tensile strength,
handling quality and
divot recovery of Taho-
ma 31. Her trials show
it recovers quickly after
the winter season, a type
of turf in high demand
among golf courses.
"Of all the variety
up short in the area of
liquidity. They didn't have
enough easily accessible
savings to prov ide them
with the cash they needed
to meet their expenses
until their employment
situations stabilized
Consequently, some
individuals were forced to
dip into their long-term
investments, such as their
401/ks and IRAs Gener
ally speaking, this type of
move is not ideal - these
accounts are designed
for retirement, so, the
more you tap into them
early, the less you'll have
available when you do
retire Furthermore, your
withdrawals will likely be
taxable, and, depending
on your age, may also be
subject lo penalties.
If you were affected
Featured traits of Ta
homa 31 includeexcep
tional freeze t lerance
and improved water
use efficiency for golf
courses, home lawns and
. any other tin sett ngs
Spring is herewith
wal mer temperatures
andlonger days as out-
door athletes take to the
field on Inish carpets of
rich green turf
From baseball parks
ind golf courses to foot
ball stadiums and soccer
fields, many of those
facilities feature some
of the highest-perform
ing turfgrass varieties on
the market developed at
Oklahoma State Univer
sity
OSU’s turfgrass breed
ing and development
team involving faculty,
staff, postdoctoral re
searchers, graduate and
undergraduate students
in the Department o
Plant and Soil Sciences
the Department of Hur
ticulture and Landscape
Architecture and the De
partment of Entomology
and Plant Pathology has
released several popular
varieties of Bermuda
over the past couple of
decades a warm season
grass that thrives best
in subtropical climates,
Bermuda cannot survive
in freezing temperatures,
but each new variety re
leased by OSL offers an
improved level of winter
hardiness
The seeded varieties
of Riv iera and Yukon
were some of OSU’s
early turfgrass products
before a newer version
named Patriot debuted
in the mid 2000s. Patriot,
a clonal variety, demon
strafed higher levels of
cold tolerance along with
good grass recovery, an
ideal trait for sports that
are tough on the turf bed
such as football
OSU faculty, staff and
students in the Fergu
son College of Agricul
ture used worldwide
germplasm collections
assembled in Stillwater
to advance the next evo-
lution of Bermudagrass
that not only could
withstand colder tem
peratures but also light
off other threats
"Our Latitude 36 and
NorthBridge Bermuda
are popular for their
cold hardiness, disease
resistance and tight car
pet-like texture that can
quickly recover from div
ots caused by players,"
said Professor .Justin
Moss, head of the OSU
Department ofHorticul-
ture and Lands cape Ar
chi lecture. "The Kansas
City Chiefs, Kansas City
Royals and Baltimore
Ravens all grow an OSU
grass variety because of
the benefits they receive
from using it as the base
of their fields."
Undergraduate and
graduate students regu
larly are involved in the
development process,
and even students out-
side of the Department
students to achieve great
things For a teacher,
seeing students succeed
is extremely rewarding,"
CU Become a Teacher
will offer information to
those who have a college
degree, those who have
earned college credit but
have yet to earn a degree,
and those who have vet
to earn college credit
Anyone who is con
sidering earning a mas
ter’s degree to become a
school principal (which
requires a minimum of
one year experience as
a classroom teacher) is
invited to attend "CU
Become a Principal," a
free, specialized virtual
workshop presented by
Cameron University’s
Department of Educa-
tion at 6 p.m. on Thurs-
day. April 8.
To register, go to
https: ww w.cameron.
edu education events.
Registrants will receive
a secure link to the pre
sentation. For more in
formation, contact Tracy
Price Graduate Trans
ter Admissions Counsel
or, at tpric'w cameron
edu or call 580-581 6749.
The Cameron Univer-
sity Department of Ed-
ucation will hold a CU
Become a Teacher" vu
tual workshop for any
one who is considering
entering the teaching
field The Zoom presen
tation will take place
on Tuesday, April 6 at 6
p.m. Tins free, special
ized presentation will
focus on the multiple
pathways for becoming a
teacher
To register go to
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to receive a Zoom link
to the presentation. For
more information, email
Graduate and Transfer
Admissions Counselor.
Tracy Price, at tprice
cameron.edu or call 580-
581-6749
"There are numerous
pathways to teacher cer
tification in Oklahoma,
depending an an indiv id
ual’s interest area and
background, says Dr
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the School of Graduate
and Professional Studies
"One of the greatest
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The U.S Department
of Agriculture (USDA
announced that it is in
for loans financed under
the Revolving Fund Pro
gram to support water
and wastewater infra
structure projects in ru
ral America
This improvement is
in accordance with pro
visions in the Agricul
ture Improvement Act
"I 2018 (2018 Farm Bib.
In a final rule pub
fished today, USDA in
creased to $200,000 the
maximum loan amount
in the Revolving Fund
Program. The previous
loan limit was $100,000
This change will help
expand access to sale,
niable drinking water,
u i sanitary
treatment tol house
holds in rural commu
nities.
Tin Revolving Fund
Program helps qualified
nonprofit organizations
create revolving loan
funds to extend and im-
prove water and waste
disposal systems in rural
areas
The funds may be
i sed for pre-develop
ment costs for water and
wastewater treatment
projects Fundsalso may
be used for small short
term capital improve-
ment projects that are
not part of regular oper-
ations and maintenance.
Program recipients
: the loan terms tor the
individual communities
they serve
Additional informa-
tion is "' silable on page
14525 of the March 17.
2021, Federal Register
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Development updates,
visit our Gov I Delivery
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