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Severe Weather on the Farm
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-thru%C2%A0-seasons-2024/severe-weather-farm
By Wayne Dellinger, OSUE ANR Educator, Union County Being aware of weather conditions is nothing ... weather than ever before. A simple call from the house may be all it takes to stay safe. Monitoring ... weather on a radio can let the operator know well ahead of time what is coming. In the spring severe ...
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Ohio’s Burn Ban Returns on March 1st
The beginning of March is a great time to get started on outdoor spring-cleaning projects, but it ... winter. Due to this risk, there is a ban on open outdoor burning in Ohio for the months of March, April, ... May, October, and November between 6AM and 6PM. It is best to consult with your local zoning office for ...
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Safe Operation of Tractors while Mowing along Roadways
slowly try to remove the tractor. While the focus of this article is on agricultural tractors, the same ... edge of the embankment, causing the tractor to overturn and come to rest on top of the victim in the ... roadways, farmers and highway crews will be mowing road ditches. With excess water in the ditches, extra ...
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Deliver Your Hay to the Market Safely
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-through-seasons-2022/deliver-your-hay-market-safely
will have to be loaded on a trailer or wagon of some sort and transported to the auction site. There ... transport to the market. It is hard enough to load the hay once, but it is even harder to load the hay ... twice, especially on a busy highway. Here are some steps to safely secure and transport your load of hay ...
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Safely Keeping The Farm Clean Cut
Richard Purdin, OSU Extension, Adams County ANR/CD Educator Summer is here and many of the spring ... grassy waterways, and roadside ditches. Mowing road banks or field edges is a good practice to help ... gloves Hearing protection Mowing on Slopes Brush hogging usually involves working over rough or uneven ...
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Hope IS a Strategy
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-through-seasons-2023/hope-strategy
and care of livestock; and the list goes on. No matter how many steps are taken or how prepared ... livestock; or low commodity prices and/or high costs; producers rely on HOPE to get through and keep going. ... While HOPE is a strategy for the physical aspects of agriculture, it is also great for the mental ...
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Battling Frozen Water for Your Livestock? Learn Ways to Protect Your Water from Freezing.
follow all manufacturer guidelines on heaters, and be sure all electric heaters are properly grounded. ... Sabrina Schirtzinger, ANR Educator Knox County, can be reached at 740-397-0401 or Schirtzinger.55@osu.edu. ...
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Have No Fear..Honey Bee Swarms are Near
swarm can be collected and relocated. If the swarm is not collected and left alone, it will move on once ... website: u.osu.edu/beelab. It is full of information on bees of all types – including honey bees and native ... Beth Scheckelhoff, ANR Educator Putnam County Honey bee swarms are common this time of year. They ...
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Prevent Combine Fires During Fall Harvest
ABC) is recommended to be mounted on the outside of combines where it is accessible from the ground. ... harvest crew. Don’t get caught thinking it can never happen on your farm. Take preventative action and be ... Dee Jepsen, Extension State Safety Leader and Wayne Dellinger, ANR Educator Union County Autumn ...
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Safe Equipment Operation During the Winter
Richard Purdin, OSU Extension, Adams County ANR/CD Educator When winter weather strikes it can ... exception. When it comes to winter injuries on the farm slipping on ice, frost bite, snow blindness or back ... cause a lot of stress on farmers. Farm equipment is essential in today’s agriculture production setting. ...