Safety
With 100% of processing plants reporting foreign material challenges, the beef industry is turning to live-animal detection to prevent $476 million annually in potential losses.
From vaccines to sedatives, not all accidental injections are minor. Here’s what you need to know about recognizing risk and seeking care.
About a mile after he passed a car on fire, Chad Rieck noticed smoke rolling out of his trailer. Within a minute or two, his trailer carrying gilts back from Aksarben was on fire.
A partnership between The Certified Agriculture Dealership network and Fox Factory Performance Vehicles has spawned the first-ever purpose-built farm truck.
During the rush of corn silage harvest, safety often takes a back seat. However, tragedy can strike in the blink of an eye.
Every day, 33 serious injuries involving children occur on a farm or ranch in the United States, according to the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety.
USDA calls these exotic arachnids “invasive pests that pose a serious threat to livestock.” Large numbers can infest a single animal, impacting growth and performance and, in extreme cases, causing death.
You need to do what you need to do to make your life better. Is it really that simple?
It’s not sharks, wolves, or bears that kill the most people—it’s wild pigs, and the numbers are trending up.
Cybersecurity is no longer just about avoiding those sketchy phishing emails or resetting our passwords. It’s about being aware of our online presence in animal ag and how that may make us vulnerable to extremists.
Areas in the upper Midwest, Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic are being impacted. The American Veterinary Medical Association says to monitor animals as well as people and take precautions to keep everyone safe.
What started off as a normal day on the farm for 13-year-old Kaden Wall on Nov. 3, 2020, ended in tragedy when Kaden’s life was taken too soon as a result of a freak farm accident.
UNL researchers found that planting, harvest and calving season shave off 28 minutes of a farmer’s sleep each night, while fewer than 7.5 hours increases their risk of injury by 61%.
In a split second one life ended, and dozens of lives would never be the same. Ralph Griesbaum was practically born operating a tractor, it was like breathing, but hazards are always present in ag operations.
After an on the farm accident severely injured a North Dakota rancher an outpouring of help came his way.
Seven Missouri schools brought 236 students together to learn how to practice proper safety procedures on the farm.
Memorial Day festivities are the official start to summer, and a major time for beef consumption. May is Beef Month and National Barbecue Month—all fabulous reasons to promote the beef industry.
Memorial Day festivities are the official start to summer, and a major time for beef consumption. May is Beef Month and National Barbecue Month—all fabulous reasons to promote the beef industry.
A farmer in Idaho has died after becoming entangled in a mixer wagon.
Workplace safety sewn into cultural fabric for 2,000+ people.
The Silencer hydraulic chute is built on the idea that less noise leads to calmer cattle and less chance of injury.