Safety

News, updates and information looking at safety practices, and information about safety issues.

Apr 28, 2021

Every day, 33 children in the U.S. are seriously injured on farms.

Lockout/tagout: A simple method for grain bin safety

Apr 23, 2021

Grain bins are hazardous work environments. To help keep people safe, Dave Newcomb suggests using the method of lockout/tagout to stabilize machinery.

Plan now to can that garden bounty later

Apr 22, 2021

A little preparation now can help gardeners safely preserve their bounty this summer.

Think safety first on the farm this spring

Apr 21, 2021

Farmers need to model safe behaviors and check on employees.

Dear driver, it’s time to slow down in farm country

Apr 16, 2021

Be sure to share rural roads, and here are four other farm safety tips.

Western Growers welcomes science program director

Apr 15, 2021

Afreen Malik brings over two decades of experience in the management of food safety, quality assurance and sustainability programs.

Let’s all be careful out there this summer

Apr 15, 2021

More field activity and road travel increase chances for farm accidents.

Quick Take: Soil compaction, young livestock conference and more

Apr 14, 2021

Fast facts on compaction, new conference for young livestock producers, soybean exports are back, “Silo” movie showing, and soybean boards up for election.

AgSafe marks 30 years of training farmers, farmworkers

Apr 05, 2021

Farm Credit continues to support group’s worker safety and HR training – and now COVID-19 as well

Virus vaccines urged in ag as Oregon expands eligibility

Mar 31, 2021

All migrant and seasonal farmworkers, seafood and agriculture workers, and food processing workers can get shots.

Safety

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