This June, dairy leaders, farmers and communities from across America will celebrate National Dairy Month. What began 76 years ago as a way to stabilize dairy demand when production was at a surplus has evolved into an annual traditiona of…
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Lynn Snyder - March 27
Fire departments can win grain rescue tubes
Each year, farmers and grain handlers risk their lives when they enter large grain bins to remove clumped or rotting grain while machinery is still running. Much like quicksand, flowing grain can bury a worker within seconds. To assist first…
Regional Safety Meeting
The Crawford County Farm Bureau is hosting a regional safety meeting on Sat., March 16 at 9 a.m. at Buckeye Central High School, New Washington.
Lynn Snyder - Feb. 6
Grain Bin Safety Week 2019
Initiated by Nationwide in 2014, Grain Bin Safety Week is an annual campaign recurring the third full week of February to promote grain bin safety on farms and commercial grain-handling facilities. A collaborative effort with industry leaders and agricultural professionals,…
Lynn Snyder - Oct. 31, 2018
Nationwide awards 29 fire departments with grain bin rescue tubes
Each year, tragedy strikes across rural America when lives are lost due to grain bin entrapments. To help lead the fight against these accidents, Nationwide, in partnership with the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS), selected a record 29…
Keeping Farmers Safe
Keeping Farmers Safe
Rural Family Safety Day & G.R.A.I.N Cart Training Day
Recently the Pike County Farm Bureau and OSU Extension, Pike County, partnered to hold a Rural Family Safety Day & G.R.A.I.N Cart Training Day! This two-day event was held at the Stockdale Fire Department and safety displays were set up for…
Grain Bin Safety Training
To register call Mary Griffith at 740-852-0975 or email [email protected]
Safety Meeting set for Aug. 25
The Crawford and Richland County Farm Bureaus are hosting a regional safety meeting Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Sunrise Cooperative facility near Crestline. The two-hour session includes a grain bin safety session and extraction demonstration and Stop the Bleed with…
Marion County Farm Bureau roadway, farm safety meeting
Please join us for the Marion County Farm Bureau Safety Meeting June 29. The meeting will take place from 9 -11 a.m. at Tina Lust Seed Sales, 5425 Powell Road, Marion. This meeting will cover numerous topics such as roadway…