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Recognizing Farm Equipment Hazards
By: Kent McGuire, OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator- In many cases there are multiple pieces of equipment working simultaneously throughout the farm. Today’s equipment is powerful, very efficient and versatile in how it can be used. This includes trac ...
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Add Safety to your Program!
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/announcements/add-safety-your-program
Do you offer any educational outreach for a youth audience? Have you thought about adding safety to those outreach efforts like a Farm Safety Day Camp, Ag Awareness, Farmers Breakfast, FFA events, county fairs, school programming? If so, check out what re ...
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‘Making the Connection’ with a Reliable Hitch Pin
By Dewey Mann, Research Associate- “A farmer connected a nurse tank of anhydrous ammonia to the rear of the tractor-mounted applicator…When the tractor moved forward, the HITCH PIN FAILED, causing the connected hose to stretch and fail, which released amm ...
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PEACE AND QUIET- NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE ON THE FARM
https://agsafety.osu.edu/peace-and-quiet-not-always-possible-farm
Many people think of the countryside as picturesque, peaceful, and quiet. This may be true at times, but life in the country is full of a variety of noises; some peaceful and some not so peaceful. Throughout the day, farmers are exposed to loud noises in ...
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Spring Farm Safety Reminders
https://agsafety.osu.edu/spring-farm-safety-reminders
Springtime means farmers are busy preparing for and starting to plant. With this activity on the farm comes the potential for safety hazards for farmers. In addition to that activity on the farm, the public sees an increase of farm equipment and tractors ...
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Avian Influenza Biosecurity Guidelines for ALL Poultry
https://darke.osu.edu/news/avian-influenza-biosecurity-guidelines-all-poultry
There has been recent detection of multiple avian influenza viruses into North America (Canada and United States). These viruses are apparently spread by migratory birds. These influenza viruses have been detected in captive birds, backyard poultry and co ...
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Soil and Nutrient Management in your Lawn and Garden
https://darke.osu.edu/events/soil-and-nutrient-management-your-lawn-and-garden
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Spotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring and Management Webinar
https://darke.osu.edu/news/spotted-wing-drosophila-monitoring-and-management-webinar
Celeste Welty, Dept. of Entomology, State Specialist and Jim Jasinski, Dept. of Extension, IPM Program will be offering a 90 minute webinar on spotted wing Drosophila (SWD), a relatively new pest in Ohio that attacks blackberries, raspberries, blueberries ...
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FREE Webinar- Adapting Greenhouses to Meet ADA Guidelines
https://agsafety.osu.edu/free-webinar-adapting-greenhouses-meet-ada-guidelines-0
The Ohio AgrAbility program is currently working with greenhouse owners to enhance their structures to be ADA friendly. The American Disabilities Act (ADA) was updated in September 2010. The OSU Ag Safety staff have used this information to help greenhous ...
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Armageddon or Not, Now's an Opportune Time to Prepare for Emergency
https://agsafety.osu.edu/armageddon-or-not-nows-opportune-time-prepare-emergency
COLUMBUS, Ohio-- If doomsday-- or, alternatively, winter-- is approaching, you'd better be prepared. Whether you believe Dec. 21, 2012, marks the end of the world as predicted by the expiration of an ancient Mayan calendar or merely designates the 20 ...