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, ...

Fall harvest is quickly approaching and soon combines and other heavy farm equipment will be on the roads or highways across the High Plains. National Farm Safety and Health Week 2025 is set for Sept.

Those efforts also include making farm safety a priority, something farm families talk about. They should take the time to check equipment and the environment where work will be taking place, ...

With the farming season in full effect, and the harvest right around the corner, there is renewed focus on the state of labor for our essential agricultural and food processing workers. Due to ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Using tentative hand signals, a teenage boy on the ground directs another teenage boy in the seat of a small red tractor to back up to a tiny hay baler. Progressively, the boy on the ...

Teens 14 or 15 years of age who work on farms, or others who are interested in learning about tractor and farm equipment safety practices, can register for a safety training course offered at seven ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bobber the Water Dog was a fun, interactive part of Farm Safety Day. About 100 youth and 60 adults learned about water safety from ...

Tractor and Farm Machinery Safety training will be held at Linn-Benton Community College’s Albany campus, with the first session beginning Monday, June 25. Geared for farm workers ages 14 to 18, the ...

FARGO — When Angie Johnson drives the 50 miles to work every morning, she thinks. She remembers the worry she felt when family members were injured while growing up on a Galesburg, North Dakota, ranch ...

ALLISON, Iowa -- A tractor and farm machinery safety training program is planned June 13-15 at the Butler County Extension Office in Allison. Classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. daily.