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Heritage chicken breeds are nearing extinction A Kansas farmer wants to change that

LINDSBORG  When Matt Hemmer was a kid, he would help his dad with the cattle on their family farm in North Dakota. But when Hemmer turned 11, his dad sold the land and moved to Kansas to start a business.  Now more than four decades later, Hemmer is back on the land, raising chickens, sheep and some cattle, including Wagyu, at Smoky Buttes Ranch. But this farm in Lindsborg is different from the one Hemmer grew up on. He s raising heritage breeds. A heritage breed mates naturally, has a slow growth rate, thrives outdoors and can live a long, healthy life. The animals are antibiotic-free and free-range all the way from hatchling to adulthood. 

While certain chicken and sheep breeds near extinction, this Kansas farmer is stepping up to help

While certain chicken and sheep breeds near extinction, this Kansas farmer is stepping up to help Alice Mannette, The Hutchinson News © Alice Mannette Heritage Welsummer chickens walk around at Smoky Buttes Ranch in Lindsborg. LINDSBORG  When Matt Hemmer was a kid, he would help his dad with the cattle on their family farm in North Dakota. But when Hemmer turned 11, his dad sold the land and moved to Kansas to start a business.  Now more than four decades later, Hemmer is back on the land, raising chickens, sheep and some cattle, including Wagyu, at Smoky Buttes Ranch. But this farm in Lindsborg is different from the one Hemmer grew up on. He s raising heritage breeds.

Your furry or feathery best friend may be making you sick

Seriously, every pet parent needs to know the dangers so they can avoid them. Author: Tanya Rivera, CONSUMER REPORTS Published: 3:38 PM EDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 5:20 PM EDT April 27, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. They can help reduce our blood pressure and cholesterol levels and manage feelings of loneliness and depression. We’re talking about our pets! But along with those benefits, they can sometimes carry harmful germs that can make us sick even when the pet appears to be just fine. Memberships to the American Poultry Association rose in 2020, as cooped in Americans started backyard flocks. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those new flocks came with an explosion of salmonella outbreaks not from eating the birds, but from handling them.

Your furry or feathery best friend may be making you sick

Seriously, every pet parent needs to know the dangers so they can avoid them. Author: Tanya Rivera, CONSUMER REPORTS Published: 3:38 PM EDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 5:20 PM EDT April 27, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. They can help reduce our blood pressure and cholesterol levels and manage feelings of loneliness and depression. We’re talking about our pets! But along with those benefits, they can sometimes carry harmful germs that can make us sick even when the pet appears to be just fine. Memberships to the American Poultry Association rose in 2020, as cooped in Americans started backyard flocks. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those new flocks came with an explosion of salmonella outbreaks not from eating the birds, but from handling them.

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