Farm & Ranch

Ranching Down Under – Warwick Rodeo

Published

6 years ago

December 2, 2017

NTFR

By Samantha Hall

The small inland city of Warwick, Queensland, is known as the City of Roses and is home to the Warwick Rodeo and Campdraft, which is easily Australia’s most famous rodeo and campdraft. It draws some of the best competitors from all over the country for the last week of October every year.

The program consists of seven days as some of the best horses and horse women and men in Australia battle it out in the campdraft arena for the Warwick Gold Cup, which runs over two go rounds and a final. Four days of rodeo action includes all the rough stock events along with a full program of timed events.

Station buckjump competitions were first held as long ago as 1857 at Canning Downs Station, Warwick, Queensland. Throughout the years the station’s buckjump competition grew to include a bull ride. By 1902 the Canning Downs Rodeo had formed and would be held in conjunction with the annual Warwick Agricultural Show.

To read more pick up a copy of the December 2017 NTFR issue.

Farm & Ranch

Hazards of Backyard Poultry

Published

5 days ago

April 21, 2024

NTFR

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.