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  1. Cows on the Run Entertaining, But Injuries From Livestock No Laughing Matter

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/cows-run-entertaining-injuries-livestock-no-laughing-matter

    loose in a public place, that's the best advice that Ohio State University Extension ag safety ... that it would be used to in a farm environment," said McGuire. "A cow is not used to a police ... are more likely to encounter injuries from livestock. McGuire offers the following injury-prevention ...

  2. Farm Safety Round-Ups Celebrate 10 Years

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    injury prevention. At the state level, OSU Extension, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio 4-H Foundation and ... last 10 years, Ohio State University Extension has worked to reduce those numbers with Farm Safety ... Belmont and Williams. Ohio State University Extension and Ohio Farm Bureau recognized the need for safety ...

  3. Avoiding Fatigue Can Prevent Injuries on the Farm

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    State University Extension ag safety educator and Ohio AgrAbility Program coordinator. "Non-stop ... fatigue very quickly and hurt themselves, causing secondary injuries, such as back or joint pain," ... of them when timely planting is on the line. So it's not surprising that farmers will brush ...

  4. Ag Rescue Demos at Farm Science Review Stress Farm Safety

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    preventing further injury or even death." The demonstrations emphasize the importance of ag rescue ... pickers, lead the pack each year in on-farm fatalities and injuries. This year's Ohio State University ... of safety on the farm. Ohio State University Extension will host the Ohio Fire Academy in featuring ...

  5. Nine New AgrAbility Fact Sheets Online

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/nine-new-agrability-fact-sheets-online

    farmers prevent secondary injuries, although they include important safety information for any farmer. ... and productive can reduce risk of these injuries. Secondary Injury Prevention: Safety for Senior ... "Once someone gets back to farming after experiencing an injury, they're at higher risk because of ...

  6. Planting Delays? Read Special Edition of CORN Newsletter Now

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/planting-delays-read-special-edition-corn-newsletter-now

    State University Extension, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), and outside ... they've worked with preventive planting, so we wanted to get as much information in the newsletter as ... completely across the state of Ohio-- all areas are delayed in their planting this year. In past years, some ...

  7. New Center to Promote Agricultural Safety and Health

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    maintaining a safe environment for its workforce, plan to promote agricultural safety and health through the ... work-related diseases and injuries. The institute is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... (CDC). Ohio State was one of 10 entities chosen by NIOSH to house an agricultural safety and health ...

  8. Putnam County to Celebrate 10 Years of Farm Safety Education

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    injuries and fatalities per year for rural hazards, safety education both on and off the farm has become an ... , poisons, animal safety, electrical safety, disease prevention and emergency preparedness. "There is ... County farm safety camp in the decade it's been offered in the county," said Ruth Gerding, of ...

  9. OSU Extension Newsletter a Million Dollar Value

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-newsletter-million-dollar-value

    University Extension's Ohio Ag Manager newsletter as a farm management resource tool, according to an ... address the needs of its subscribers through research-based and educational information. The Ohio Ag ... Ohio Ag Manager newsletter editor. "Based on our calculations, our subscribers, as a whole, saved ...

  10. OSU Extension to Educate Youth on ATV Safety

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    potential dangers of ATVs and to help prevent injuries," said Dee Jepsen, OSU Extension's state ... numerous injuries and death. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, between 1982 and 2006 ... part of a multi-state, $80,000 project, to train a total of 3,000 youth, their parents, and other ...

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