Safety
Some farming operations have been ruined by PFAS, but there’s still things the industry doesn’t know, including how PFAS enters the food chain. John Phipps thinks the debate over PFAS may just be getting started.
Iowa farmers, get out your toenail clippers! Anna Proctor, a University of Iowa Ph.D. student, is collecting samples for a study she will conduct later this year using Iowa farmers’ toenails to assess chemical exposure.
Roughly 60% of work-related deaths on ATVs involve agriculture. This harvest season, as teams gopher from one field to the next, here are some safety considerations to help stay off the incident report.
Purdue reports a 40.7% increase in U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries and Fatalities from 2021 to 2022.
Unhealthy levels of air pollutants are spreading across some parts of the U.S., a result of the worst-ever start to wildfire season in Canada. Sixteen million acres have burned--an area a bit larger than West Virginia.
Headaches or sinus problems while spraying pesticides and fungicides? Consider using activated charcoal cab air filters.
John Deere and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have joined forces to support the new documentary film “Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat.”
In 2014, Nationwide launched Grain Bin Safety Week to not only get the essential rescue tools in the hands of first responders, but also the essential training. Nominations are now open for local departments.
EMTs and firefighters in many rural communities participate in training courses to learn how to perform a rescue using grain tubes.
This year’s drought conditions across parts of the Corn Belt set the table for combine and equipment fires. Here are some things I’ve learned too late about machinery fires.