Safety and health

News

• Watch for farm equipment on roads during planting season
  Wednesday, April 17, 2013
  SHELBINA, Mo. – It was like any other day in the 40-plus years that Kent Blades had been farming.  A lifelong Monroe County farmer, Blades was driving from one part of the farm to another when a semi-truck passed him and struck his John Deere open-station 5520 tractor as he was making a left turn.
  
  Media available: photos; video
• Missouri farmers asked to participate in hearing study
  Wednesday, March 20, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Michigan is seeking input from Missouri agriculture workers for a study on hearing.
• Snow can present challenges for livestock
  Wednesday, March 20, 2013
  NEW LONDON, Mo.– Spring is here, but parts of Missouri still aren’t through with winter weather.
• Interstate cattle movement affected by new USDA rule
  Tuesday, March 19, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.–A new USDA animal disease traceability rule requires that livestock animals be officially identified before they are moved across state lines.
• Atrazine has a huge impact on Missouri economy
  Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.–Atrazine, presently used on more than 85 percent of the corn acres in Missouri, is considered one of the most effective and least costly herbicides in use. University of Missouri Extension is helping farmers and communities manage atrazine runoff so the herbicide remains available.
• Detecting and controlling red imported fire ants
  Thursday, September 6, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Drought-affected farmers forced to buy hay from out of state can take steps to avoid introducing red imported fire ants to their farms.
  
  Media available: photo

Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• AgEBB: Occupational Medicine
• Environmental Focus Team
  Enables entrepreneurs to overcome challenges agricultural systems face and implement programs emphasizing systems management and entrepreneurial development.
• Food Defense
• Manure and Nutrient Management
• Missouri AgrAbility Project
  Assists people with disabilities who are employed in agriculture.
• Rural Safety and Health Home Page

You may be interested in these external websites:

• eXtension Agrosecurity and Floods Resources

Publications

• G1907, Residential Fire Detection
• G1908, Fires in Agricultural Chemicals
• G1931, Animal Handling Safety Considerations
• G1932, Portable Ladder Safety
• G1933, Chipper-Shredders
• G1934, How to Prevent Electrical Accidents
• G1935, How to Protect Yourself From Respiratory Hazards
• G1936, All-Terrain Vehicles
• G1950, Responding to Farm Accidents
• G1957, Large Round Bales: Safety
• G1960, Safe Tractor Operation
• G1961, Agriculture and the Occupational Safety and Health Act
• G1962, Noise: The Invisible Hazard
• G1965, Agricultural Hand Signals
• G1969, Safe Storage and Handling of Grain
• G9181, Agricultural Phosphorus and Water Quality
• G9800, Nature and History of the Nitrate Problem
• G9802, Terminology of Reporting Nitrate Concentration
• G9804, Nitrate in Soils and Plants
• G9808, Nitrate and Water
• G9811, Qualitative Nitrate Detection for Toxicity Potential
• M167, Atrazine Management and Water Quality: A Missouri Guide
• MP745, Plant Biosecurity Preparedness Plan for U.S. Agricultural Producers
• NRAES10, Farm Rescue: Responding to Incidents and Emergencies in Agricultural Settings
• NRAES12, First On The Scene

You may be interested in these related publications:

• AGW1010, Preparing Vehicles for Winter Weather
• AGW1017, Drought-Related Issues in Forage, Silage and Baleage
• CB1, Agriculture Guide Book
• CB3, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G100 - G1999
• DM1505, Rural Neighborhoods for Crime Prevention
• EC705, Our Valuable Papers
• G1020, Lightning Protection for Missouri Farms and Homes
• G1695, Electrical Safety for Center Pivot Irrigation Systems
• G1735, Cleaning Stovepipes and Chimneys
• G1770, Replacing Wall Switches and Receptacles
• G1886, Controlling Drift of Crop Protection Materials
• G1905, Is Your Family Prepared for an Earthquake?
• G1914, Laundering Pesticide-Contaminated Clothing
• G1915, Pesticide Poisoning Symptoms and First Aid
• G1916, Pesticide Application Safety
• G1917, Personal Protective Equipment for Working With Pesticides
• G1918, Using Pesticides Safely Around the Home
• G1920, Using Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia Safely
• G1921, Temperature Effects on Storage of Agricultural Pesticides
• G1954, Selecting and Maintaining a Chain Saw
• G1955, Large Round Bales: Management
• G1958, Felling, Limbing and Bucking Trees
• G1959, Operating a Chain Saw Safely
• G1968, Radon: An Indoor Health Hazard?
• G1999, Unvented Portable Kerosene Heaters — Safety Considerations
• G9444, Bait Stations for Controlling Rats and Mice
• MP914, Food Defense: Protecting the Food Supply from Intentional Harm
• NRAES39, Fire Control in Livestock Buildings