Farm Safety

Checking smoke detectors. (eLivingtoday.com photo courtesy of Shutterstock)
Disaster, Farm Safety, Fire, Health & Wellness, Home and Family

7 fire prevention tips to protect your home and community

In observance of National Fire Prevention Month, it's a good time to review your fire safety habits at home and in your neighborhood. Read More

Field & Combine Fires
Ag News, Editors, Farm Safety, General, Kylene Scott

Harvest season can bring field, combine fires 

Dave Bergmeier
Columns, Dave Bergmeier, Editorials, Editors, Farm Safety, From the Editor, Opinion

Safety awareness is basis for success

Tractor with disc harrows driving along rural road. (Adobe Stock │ #249348787 - bilanol)

Share the road this harvest season

Person riding an ATV. (Adobe Stock-#385142391 │ Cuauhtemoc)

ATV safety tips for the farm

Grain silos in the field with a blue sky background along with a grain drier. (Adobe Stock-#311625476 │ Lost Shoe Studios)

Never go it alone in grain bins

Chain saw accidents are painful, expensive and preventable. (MU Extension file photo)

Cut safety risks when using a chain saw

Tractor working in the field. (Adobe Stock-#500442427 │ Vesna)

Agricultural dust poses hidden health risks for farmers

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Extension news service
A teenage boy riding a quad bike in the countryside. (Adobe Stock │ #338368434 - dean)

Minnesota 4-H and Polaris expand youth ATV safety education

  • By Anna Wagner Schliep │ University of Minnesota Extension
Tender relationship of a little girl and a big beautiful horse. (Adobe Stock-#354694925 │ Елизавета Мяловская)

Farm safety reminders become critical as school lets out

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
Tractor spraying soy field in sunset. (Adobe Stock-#355841291 │ Dusan Kostic)

Pesticide poisoning symptoms can mimic flu