The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College ...
As farmers gear up for this planting season, they should to be aware of safety precautions for themselves and others.
Loads such as seed, fertilizer, equipment and haybales are subject to vibration, swaying, centrifugal force, inertia, wind ...
Agriculture is routinely ranked among the most dangerous professions around the world. Both the National Safety Council and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say agriculture is ...
Farmers spend a good chunk of their professional lives out in nature, producing healthy crops that feed communities and the world. But if there is one drawback to farming, it’s that it is one of the ...
Teens graduating from the UMaine Cooperative Extension course earn federally recognized certificates to work on farms.
Farming may be the backbone of our food system, but it’s also one of the most dangerous occupations. According to a Penn State study, 60,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for non-fatal, ...
Rail crashes across the United States have killed nearly 300 people this year, and officials are warning Iowans to take extra ...
As temperatures rise and planting season gets underway across Pennsylvania, drivers navigating rural roads should be prepared to share them with large, slow-moving farm equipment. The Pennsylvania ...
People in Amish country prepare a horse team to work on a farm in Pulaski, Pa., Wednesday, June 23, 2021. In 2023, LNP | LancasterOnline reported on three fatal farm accidents. All of the victims were ...