Farm & Ranch
Freedom An’ Whisky
By Nikolyn Williams
There have been plenty of times over the past 30 some odd years when I have questioned, screamed, yelled, and yes, even thrown rocks and dented what was a brand-new pickup, new to us anyway. Most of us that live this life without much other income sources never seem to have brand new anything. Once you figure all this out, “the life” never seems to be about the things you accumulate, it is always about the things that touch your heart. That my friends is how these cowboys trap their wives into staying for a lifetime, and consequently over time, become immune to danger. Women are typically creatures of the heart and every cowboy I have ever met knows it.
It started raining again. In fact we got four inches in one night; however, we failed to get a pick-up out to the blacktop road. We live on four miles of dirt, not really much better than a turn row road. These kinds of rains send us back in time a century or so, and Woodrow, the cowboy I have been married to for 34 years, is in hog heaven when he has to saddle two horses so we can ride to the road in a borrowed pick-up someone loaned us and pack “provisions” back in here.
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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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