Farm & Ranch
Ranching Down Under
By Samantha Hall
Between 17 and 21 million years ago, erupting volcanoes created the Nandewar Ranges and the magnificent Mount Kaputar, which became home to the Kamilaroi people (pronounced GA-MIL-A-ROY). Scar trees on the Wee Waa/Narrabri road, bora rings on Mount Kaputar, a sandstone baby washing area, and sandstone rubbings in the Pilliga Forest attest to the Kamilaroi people’s presence dating back thousands of years.
In 1860 European settlers Sir Thomas Mitchell and Allan Cunningham came to the north west of New South Wales to an area between the Nandewar ranges and the banks of the Namoi River and established what would be later proclaimed as the town of Narrabri, which means “forked waters” in Kamilaroi language. In 1861, the Narrabri Post Office was built (the building still stands and operates as the post office today). Other buildings followed such as the hospital, the courthouse and school, many of which still stand.
Today Narrabri is a town with a population of 7,000
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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.
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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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