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Each year across the United States, more than 100 children die and approximately 24,000 experience a serious injury associated with farming. During the past decade, 36 Ohio youth died in an agricultural-related incident—statistics Ohio State University Extension (OSUE) Agricultural Safety and Health Program are trying to change.

What: In the past 11 years, more than 15,000 youth have participated in an Ohio farm safety day camp. These camps are a collaborative sponsorship among OSUE, Ohio Farm Bureau, Our Ohio, Ohio 4-H Foundation and The Nationwide Foundation. Farm Safety Round-Ups offer communities valuable lessons about farm dangers through educational sessions that focus on rural safety.

Who: “Everyone in the community can benefit from a farm safety day camp experience,” Ohio Safety Leader Dr. Dee Jepsen said. “Rural injuries can occur to anyone, not just farm kids.”

Farm Safety Camp Locations:

Monroe County

Date: September TBA

Place: Beallsville Elementary School

Contact: Bruce Zimmer, 740-472-0810

Belmont County

Date: September 26

Place: TBA

Contact: Stephen Schumacker, 740-695-1455

Click here for more information on the Farm Safety Day Camps.