Webinar series that begins this month offers tips and best practices for farm safety

A farm safety notice sign can remind everyone
that farms have hazards. (Adobe Stock photo)

Living and working on a farm requires common sense, prioritizing safety and participating in continuous learning.

Starting this month, a free series of webinars will provide practical tips and best practices for farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers to protect themselves, their families and their operations. Sessions will cover machinery safety, infectious diseases, grain hazards, tractor safety, heat illness, and mental health.

The tentative schedule begins on June 18: Heat Stress & Illness

Aug 20: Farm Safety for Youth: Keeping the Next Generation Safe

Sep 17: Addressing Mental Stress & Health in Agriculture

Oct 15: Resources for Farmers in Crisis

Nov 19: Future of Ag Safety: How AI will transform Agriculture

Register here.

Summer sessions are part of the ongoing series "Cultivating Caution: A Monthly Guide to Farm Safety & Health" co-sponsored by the University of Illinois Agricultural Safety & Health Program, College of ACES, farmdoc and Illinois Extension.