Kelli Milligan Stammen - Sept. 20, 2019
First responders in rural communities across the state have an acute need for grain bin rescue training, but a finite amount of availability to take such training. That’s about to change. From that knowledge came a vision that is taking…
Nationwide Insurance - June 13, 2019
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…
Lynn Snyder - March 27, 2019
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…
Lynn Snyder - Feb. 6, 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
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…
Cathy Minges - Oct. 12, 2018Keeping Farmers Safe
Lindsey Coyan - Aug. 28, 2018
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…
Devin Trout - Aug. 20, 2018
To register call Mary Griffith at 740-852-0975 or email [email protected]
Eileen Eisenhauer - Aug. 15, 2018The 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…
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…
