Farm Safety Articles
Farm Safety Tips and Agriculture Safety Resources
Safety is important. Don’t ever forget that. Be smart, be safe, live another day.
Snow Removal Damage? Rural Mutual is here for you!
Preventing Roof Collapse. Did you know that heavy, wet snow can weigh up to 21 pounds per square foot? Insurance Coverage for Snow Removal
Wintertime Farm Safety Checklist
Now would be a good time to walk through your buildings and shop with checklists in hand. Use this simple, effective tool to address potential hazards.
Fireplace Safety: As the weather gets colder, safety risks are heating up.
48% of home heating fires occur in the months of December, January, and February. Follow these fireplace safety tips this Winter.
Fall Harvest Safety: Stay healthy, stay safe this harvest season!
Use these fall harvest tips about roadway safety, lock out tag out, fire prevention and nutrition to say safe. Farm Safety from the best in the field!
WARNING: Entering grain storage bins is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
Always avoid entering a grain storage bin - if at all possible.If you have to enter, you MUST follow these rules - they SAVE LIVES!
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Asks Farmers and Motorists To Work Together to Keep Roadways Safe
Three scenarios drivers and farmers should know how to handle are passing an IOH, left-hand turns and braking distance at intersections. Learn More!
Only YOU (and Your Family, Workers, and Visitors) Can Prevent Farm Fires
Consider Safety When Planning Agritourism Visits
Inviting the public onto a farm site results in some degree of liability. Make sure you are properly covered for your agritourism venture. Learn more here.
Take Precautions to Avoid Heat-Related Illness this Summer
People should avoid working outdoors when it is hot. That advice doesn’t always work for farmers.Take these precautions to avoid a heat-related illness.
$20,000 agricultural safety grants offered by National Children’s Center
Proposals are now being accepted by the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety for grants up to $20,000 to support small-scale projects and pilot studies that address prevention of childhood agricultural disease and injury. Application deadline is August 20, 2018.