Safety and health topics impacting the ag community will be featured at an expo held during this year’s Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center field day, August 25, Fairfax.
Experts will be on hand to visit with attendees, answer questions, demonstrate concepts, and provide resources and giveaways.
Topics include Alpha-Gal Syndrome, CPR, farm stress, heart disease/heart health, Heroes to Hives beekeeping program for military veterans, high blood pressure, mental health, tetanus, tick identification and biology, and the Stop the Bleed program.
University of Missouri, University of Missouri Extension, Atchison County Health Department, Community Hospital Fairfax, and NKC Health of Kansas City will be represented at the expo.
“Staying safe and healthy in agriculture is so important—not only to do the work we need to do, but to keep doing it,” says Amie Schleicher, MU Extension field specialist in livestock in Atchison County who is organizing the expo. “My goal with the expo is to provide an opportunity—in conjunction with another popular local ag event, the Graves-Chapple field day—for people to interact with experts on ways to stay safe and healthy. Some topics are familiar ones, while others like Stop the Bleed and Heroes to Hives might be new to folks. The Alpha-Gal Syndrome topic is a hot one right now, and I’m glad we’ll be able to have experts on ticks as well as the human health aspect at the expo.”
The expo will be held during the Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center’s annual field day on Tuesday, August 25, 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at 29955 Outer Road, Fairfax. Both events are free of charge, and a free breakfast and lunch are available at the field day.
For more information about the ag safety and health expo, or to request special accommodations, contact Amie Schleicher, MU Extension field specialist in livestock in Atchison County, 660-744-6231.