Farm & Ranch
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION – Private Pesticide Applicator Training
I will be holding a training class here at the office on Monday, June 20, 2016, 8am-12pm. Cost is $60 which includes materials and you MUST RSVP by June 16, 2016 to our office at 940-668-5412.
This four hour training will give participants the needed information to take the private applicator license test which will be administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture through PSI Services, at one of their testing locations near you. Instructions and forms for testing will be given at the end of the training. The TDA application fee has increased to $100 and this must be sent in with your application that I will provide you.
The Private Pesticide Applicator License is for agricultural producers and land owners who apply restricted use pesticides to their own property. If you are In need of this license then please sign up as there will not be another training here until this fall. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks and please pass along,
Marty
Marty Morgan
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Cooke County Ag Agent
Agriculture and Natural Resources
301 South Chestnut
Gainesville, TX 76240
Office: (940)668-5413
Fax: (940)668-5402
Cell: (972)740-2501
Farm & Ranch
Hazards of Backyard Poultry
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.
Farm & Ranch
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