With school out and more youth heading into summer farm work, now is the time to put safety checks in place before kids take ...

Farm families need to review emergency plans, safe play areas and machinery training for children this summer.

Signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 4, 2025, the Act provides landowners with the opportunity to update and increase base acres in preparation for enrollment in ARC and PLC beginning ...

Landowners have from June 1 until Aug. 31, 2026, to review and consider base acre increases on farms enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs.

Real families share their stories of loss and survival from grain bin accidents — because learning from tragedy might bring ...

As fields begin to dry, farmers and ag retailers will be moving large equipment over the roads to fields. This activity prompts my annual appeal to all to be patient and safe on roads during the ...

Eligible Kansas farmers will soon have the opportunity to apply for additional base acres through a new U.S. Department of Agriculture program, a change agricultural leaders say could significantly ...

Farming may be the backbone of our food system, but it’s also one of the most dangerous occupations. According to a Penn State study, 60,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for non-fatal, ...

Vehicles traveling on public roadways need to be conspicuous. The more they stand out, the less chance there will be for a collision, one expert said. John Shutske, a professor in the department of ...

A few months back, I visited with campers at North Dakota State University Extension's award-winning Farm Safety Camp about lessons they would take home. Their examples included improving ...

A University of Maryland student sits in a John Deere tractor equipped with a rollover protective structure during a safety class at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center in Ellicott City ...