Farm & Ranch
Land Market Report: February Land Sales
By Jared Groce
Spring is upon us at long last, as we welcome the green grasses and budding trees back from dormancy. Unfortunately for some of our neighbors to the west, the season change has been marked with the worst wildfires in Texas history. If you are able to assist our fellow Texans, please do so. God knows they need all of the help they can get. My company is gathering fencing supplies that we can deliver to the panhandle, so anyone with extra posts or wire can contact us for pick-up and we will deliver it out west.
In the rural real estate market, things are pretty stable as they have been for the past several months. There are not a lot of transactions, and prices remain stable as well. We are not seeing as many investors who were buying up larger tracts and splitting them up into smaller tracts. Typically, springtime brings on more buyers and sellers, but since this is an election year – all bets are off. I have said for years that this phenomena occurs every four years, and regardless of who wins, the phones start to ring as soon as the election is over.
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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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