Make Sure This Halloween Is A Safe One
Halloween is Friday night, and parents are urged to take precautions to keep kids safe.
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AARP Working To Make Homes More Accessible, Safer
Most houses were designed for young able-bodied adults and don’t meet the needs of older residents or people with disabilities.
Marking National Harvest Safety Week
It’s no secret that agriculture is a dangerous occupation. The National Grain and Feed Association is celebrating its sixth Harvest Safety Week on August 18th-22nd.
Pendleton, Heppner, Umatilla Get Grants to Battle Wildfires
269 grants have been made
Farming Community Asked To Make Safety A Cornerstone This Week
This is National Farm Safety and Health Week, and this year’s theme is “Protecting Agriculture’s Future”. Laura Siegel with AgriSafe said the health and safety of workers must be the cornerstone of sustainable farming this week and year-round.
She noted that statistic...
Ag Safety Awareness Week: “Prepare. Prevent. Protect.”
This is Agricultural Safety Awareness Week. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join with the American Farm Bureau in promoting ag safety through the week, using the theme “Prepare. Prevent. Protect.”
Each day of the week will deal with a different safety topic, including livestock safety, the cost and finances of safety, disaster preparedness, youth safety, and equipment safety.
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AgriSafe Launches New Website to Support Farm Safety
AgriSafe has launched a new website focused on farmer and rancher health. The website integrates AgriSafe’s learning management system that includes fact sheets, webinars, and safety information for health professionals with health topics. The
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Motorists Reminded To Watch For Slow Moving Farm Equipment
Late October is a very busy time for Northwest Agriculture. Apple harvest is under way, grape harvest is kicking into a higher gear, and then there’s field maintenance and work. And with all of that activity taking place in farm country, motorists are asked to watch for farm equipment sharing the roadway from time to time.
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POAS Reminds Farmers To Call Before Starting Field Work
Farming never takes a season off.
Even in fields left to fallow, or sections where livestock are not grazing, there’s always work to do, and improvements to be made. Before you start work, the Pipeline Operators for Ag Safety are asking you to call 811 to ensure to know not only where all utility and pipelines are located on your property, but how deep they run. Safe
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WSFB Offers On-Line Resources To Help Producers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Like everyone else out there, farmers have questions regarding how the coronavirus has changed and will change day-to-day operations. The Washington Farm Bureau is there to fill in the gap.
Bailey Peters with WSFB said over the past couple of weeks, they have greatly expanded their on-line resources specific to COVID-19 and what it means to producers across the state
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