Health and Safety

From the farm shop to the field, follow these farm safety tips to keep yourself, employees, and your family safe. This section includes safety tips for transportation, grain bins, and the farm shop as well as health information.

Winter pesticide storage

When you’re done using liquid pesticides for the season, they have to be stored properly. Make sure they don’t freeze or they might not be effective next year.

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Silo Gas Dangers

After you’ve filled the silo, stay out of it for a few weeks. The silage fermentation process builds gasses that are hazardous to your health.

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Farmer mental health deserves your attention

Farmers are particularly vulnerable to suicide.

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Machinery News

Farmer Tested and Farmer Approved UTVs in 2020

By Successful Farming TV Show

Our team of farmer evaluators tested the 2019 Kubota RTV-XG850, 2019 John Deere Gator XUV865R, and 2019 Can-Am Defender DPS.

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All Around the Farm

Irrigation system electric fence

By All Around the Farm

Cattle don’t bother movable irrigation system with solar-powered pivot used on triticale pasture.

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Machinery Insider

Expanding planter lines

By Machinery Insider

AGCO introduces an entirely new planter line while Case IH expands existing planter configurations.

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Tip of the Day

You’ll know right where it is

At one time I had tools lying around everywhere, and my batteries were all mixed together. Then I built a 5-foot-long steel shelf, and now... read more