Tag: Farm Equipment

Call 811 Before You Dig or Farm Near Buried Utility and Pipelines

by Doug Mayo
August 11, 2017

Today, August 11 is "National 811 Day," so it is only fitting to share an Ag-Safety reminder to "Call or Click Before You Dig." There are pipelines and utility lines buried all over the place in rural areas. In fact, there are more than 1,250 ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Best Management Practices (BMPs), Farm Equipment, Farm Safety, General Agriculture, Panhandle Agriculture, Regulations, Risk Management

Farms are Dangerous Places for Kids to Work and Play

by Doug Mayo
April 21, 2017

There are approximately two million farms in the U.S. There are also approximately 900,000 kids who live on farms, and more than half (51%) work on the farms where they live. Farms annually hire an additional 265,000 youth workers. Farms, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Ag In The News, Agriculture Awareness, Farm Equipment, Farm Safety, General Agriculture, Panhandle Agriculture, Risk Management

Friday Feature: Portable Chainsaw Sawmill

by Doug Mayo
April 21, 2017

This week's feature video highlights a handy innovation for farmers and ranchers. A tool that allows you to uses your ladder and chainsaw as a portable sawmill. Norwood Sawmills makes the PortaMill that landowners can use to convert logs into ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Chainsaw Sawmill, Farm Equipment, Feature Video, Forestry, General Agriculture, Panhandle Agriculture

Friday Feature: Grain Bin Entrapment

by Doug Mayo
February 3, 2017

This week's the featured video is not a pleasant topic, but it is a message that needs to be shared with every farmer, family member, and farm worker who may work with loose grain and feeds stored in bulk bins. Bulk grain and feed bins, or ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Farm Equipment, Farm Safety, Feature Video, General Agriculture, Panhandle Agriculture

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