Farm
Hand tools are generally used for manual operation; however, hand tools can be used for much more than their intended use. When this happens, injuries can occur. It’s important to take the proper safety measures when it comes to working with hand tools.
When hay is baled and stored at high moisture levels, it can spontaneously combust, often resulting in a total loss of the crop and barn.
While no one wants to think about a disaster happening, it is important to have a plan in place before disaster strikes.
Cellphone use and distracted driving is a major issue, and driving a tractor down the road requires much the same precautions as driving a car, if not more.
When manure isn’t effectively absorbed into the soil, it can run off into surface water, ditches, and streams.
Grain bins are very dangerous, learn safety tips and what to do if something were to happen.
The increased size of farm equipment allows drivers little room to see around it.
A combine fire during harvest could be devastating. Not only do you risk losing your crop, but also result in costly damages to the combine and other property.
Before you tackle your summer farming to-do list, check out these tips for staying safe.
Since kids grow up “at home” on the farm, we may not think to give them the same kind of safety training we expect in the workplace.
When you’re born into a farm family, on the job training begins the moment you can walk. You learn quickly that there’s always a way you can help – no matter your age.
Patti Lemke, Sr. Agribusiness Underwriter, spent her entire young life living and working on a farm.