Farm & Ranch
Raw milk, from the grass to the glass
By Jessica Crabtree, [email protected]
More than 100 years ago, the Lambert family set out on a mission to run a dairy. That dream has since prospered and carried down four generations. Since the dairy’s establishment, there has been someone continuously milking for 112 years in Wise County. Today the original dairy barn has been remolded into a house by Jeff Lambert and wife, Kim.
Together, the two now own and operate K Bar Dairy in Paradise. Jeff, with a lifetime of experience in the dairy business, and Kim, with previous exposure to it, started K Bar Dairy together in 2013 producing raw milk. Known as the “Old Worlow” dairy, the 220 acres has been owned by Kim since 2002. The two came together and combined their knowledge of the business to resurrect the old, worn-down original dairy barn into its present state. Jeff is as close to being born in a barn as they came, a dairy barn that is. After much anguish, Jeff, with the help of others, remodeled the barn from the ground up. It now is a single, seven stall dairy barn with two 400 gallon milk tanks.
To read more pick up the January 2015 issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch.
By Barry Whitworth, DVM
Having backyard poultry is a popular agriculture enterprise. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 0.8 percent of all households in the United States have chickens. People keep chickens for a variety of reasons with table eggs being one of the more common reasons.
Unfortunately, some of these poultry producers are not aware of the hazards that come with keeping poultry because many times they carry pathogens but appear healthy.
Chickens are carriers of several zoonotic diseases. These are diseases that can be passed from animals to humans. According to a recent survey in Pennsylvania, a majority of backyard poultry producers were aware of the dangers of avian influenza. However, this study also revealed that far fewer producers were aware of the risk of possible exposure to Salmonella and Campylobacter.
The lack of knowledge about the hazards of raising poultry likely contributes to the continued issues of Salmonella outbreaks associated with backyard poultry. In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 1,072 illnesses of Salmonella linked to backyard poultry, and 272 of those patients required hospitalization. Oklahoma reported 43 individuals with the disease.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tressa Lawrence
Babies are tucked away in every nook and cranny. Many ranchers across Wyoming have baby animals popping up all over this time of year.
By Lindsey Monk
Another load of grain in to keep feeding the calves until the green grass can really start popping.
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