As agricultural producers gear up for another planting season, it is critical for motorists and farm equipment operators to share the road to prevent collisions.
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The camps help teens learn the fundamentals of safe operation and maintenance of agricultural machinery.
Farmers should take steps to minimize the risk of combine fires, especially when harvesting sunflowers.
NDSU Extension, the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department remind all ATV and UTV drivers to help prevent wildfires when operating ATVs and UTVs.
NDSU experts recommend several steps for boosting farm truck safety.
Farmers are encouraged to keep current on necessary maintenance and check conditions to prevent equipment failures and fires.
NDSU Extension Farm Safety Camp participants were recognized for their efforts to prevent accidents by correctly marking slow-moving vehicles.
Safety experts at North Dakota State University remind other drivers to give trucks extra room to operate.
Recent safety advisory highlights potential problems with American Welding & Tank nurse tanks.
The camps help teens become familiar with the most serious hazards associated with operating tractors and agricultural machinery, along with the fundamentals of safe operation and maintenance.
NDSU Extension highlights the need for grain bin rescue equipment and training.
Farmers will build a farm first-aid kit and learn how to use the items in the case of serious injury.
NDSU Extension schedules multiple Stop the Bleed trainings across North Dakota.
NDSU Extension and the NDSU School of Nursing will partner to offer Stop the Bleed training for rural residents wanting to learn how to reduce deaths caused by unintentional injury.
Farmers should take steps to minimize the risk of combine fires.
Three dates and locations are available for North Dakota youth.
The use of heat lamps for newborn livestock increases the risk of fire, but proper safety precautions can reduce the risk.
Grant opportunities can help fire departments interested in grain bin rescue equipment and training.
Participants will build a farm first-aid kit and learn how to use the items in the case of serious injury.
The hydraulic hoses on tractors and implements must be in prime condition to withstand the extreme temperature changes of the winter months.
Exhibits will cover agriculture-related hearing loss, farm and ranch stress, and grain bin safety.
Topics include robotics, grain handling, farm and ranch stress, hearing loss, civic engagement and agribusiness.
Visual assessment of the baler can identify fire risks.
Following defensive driving can prevent motor vehicle crashes when farm equipment operators and motorists share the road.
Safe practices can mitigate the dangers of haying ditches.
Two dates and locations are available for North Dakota youth.
Keep grain as cool as possible during the summer to extend the storage life and limit insect activity.
The Tractor Safety School will be held May 26-28.
The goal of the Farm Safety Webinar Series is to start the conversation of safety as a priority at the farm/ranch level.
Now is a good time to be thinking about farm safety.
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