Tag: farm safety
Ask FSA Andy about Ohio AgrAbility
Ohio AgrAbility promotes independence for people in agriculture who want to continue to farm after experiencing a disabling condition.
Agriculture’s greatest innovation
Human engineering and agricultural innovation have made farming safer over the years.
Pennsylvania Rural Roads Safety Week is April 16-22
As farmers across Pennsylvania return to the fields to plant crops this spring, representatives are promoting safe driving on rural roads.
15 farm safety tips
15 safety tips to make 2017 the safest year on your farm yet. Set goals to get more training and education for yourself and your employees.
Bunker silo and silage pile safety
The first point in silage safety is to recognize that silage avalanches are real and there is no way to predict when and where they will occur.
Make manure safety a priority as harvest ends
With harvest winding down and manure application underway, it's a good time to remember manure safety.
Penn State offers ag safety calendars to help farmers
The Penn State Extension Dairy Team has released a 2017 calendar to help agricultural producers implement and maintain necessary safety procedures on their dairy farms.
Farm Tragedy by the Numbers (Infographic)
Worker fatalities among workers younger than 16 run higher in agriculture than all non-agricultural industries combined.
Establish safety procedures for manure storage structures
Each year we hear of farm accidents where someone has entered a confined space and been overcome by gas or fallen into a manure lagoon and been drowned.
