Farm & Ranch

[AgriLife Today] Agricultural leasing workshop set for April 19 in Archer City

Published

6 years ago

March 14, 2018

NTFR

By: Kay Ledbetter

Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]
Contact: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, 806-677-5668, [email protected]

ARCHER CITY – A Rancher Leasing Workshop covering grazing, hunting and livestock leases will be presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service April 19 in Archer City.

The workshop is one in a series addressing legal risks associated with agricultural leases, said Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, AgriLife Extension agricultural law specialist in Amarillo. The goal is to educate landowners and producers on the importance of utilizing written leases as a risk-management tool.

The workshop will be from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Archer City Activities Building/Extension Office, 512 W. Cottonwood St. The free program is funded by the Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center.

Lunch will be provided by Ag Workers Insurance. Participants need to RSVP by April 13 to Lashmet at [email protected] or 806-677-5668.

Joining Lashmet on the program will be Jason Johnson, AgriLife Extension economist in Stephenville.

“Leasing agricultural land for grazing, farming, or hunting is extremely common and important here in Texas,” Lashmet said. “This program is designed to offer practical information to landowners and tenants about everything from setting lease rates, to legal issues to keep in mind, to landowner liability.”

Participants will receive a leasing handbook that covers legal issues, designing lease payment structures and calculating payments, and landowner liability. The book also will provide checklists and sample lease forms for negotiating lease agreements.

“We’ve had wonderful responses to these programs around the state,” Lashmet said. “So far, we have held seven workshops and had over 350 participants. Every one of those people said they would recommend this program to a friend.”

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Farm & Ranch

Hazards of Backyard Poultry

Published

6 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.

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