SAFETY
Please, be safe out there
May is almost here, and the month will be crazy-busy for area agriculturalists. The late spring has delayed planted, so farmers and others involved in ag will face extra pressure this planting season....
Posted on 4/30/13 at 9:16 AM
A Perfect World
It seems that the start of each new year begins with a drop-shipment of brand new problems, this year is no different. I think many people will see these problems as humanities' imperfections that mus...
Posted on 12/30/12 at 7:41 AM
Accurate Source for Meat Safety Information
One of the things about the media that bothers me the most is how much inaccurate information is being shared so freely with peoplemost especially about our livelihood and the industry we work hard fo...
Posted on 1/29/12 at 8:00 PM
4 ND cases tied to multistate salmonella outbreak
By Associated Press , May 20, 2013
Keep focus on child safety on farms
Ten years ago, if a young athlete got whacked on the head on the playing field, he or she would have sat for awhile — then run back into the game. Not anymore. The news about concussions has shown the importance of rest. Today, that injured athlete likely wouldn’t play again until a doctor gave the OK. Child labor advocates, take note.By Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald , May 07, 2012
Latest News
Check alfalfa for frost damageBy Agweek Staff and Wire Reports , April 16, 2012
Protecting the future of agriculture
WASHINGTON — In communities across our nation, no tradition runs deeper from generation to generation than that of working on a family farm. By working alongside their parents, grandparents and neighbors, young people learn important life skills and values — the values of hard work, personal responsibility and perseverance. They learn how to problem solve and work on a team to get things done. Agriculture is a way of life; but now the federal government wants to fundamentally change that way of life.By Jerry Moran , April 02, 2012
Putting out fires
By Mikkel Pates , March 26, 2012
Drainage design
By Mikkel Pates , February 27, 2012
Bin sweep issue still unresolved
FARGO, N.D. — Grain elevator operators are operating in a gray area by using automated bin sweeps, which are common in the industry, according to an expert on employee safety law.By Mikkel Pates , January 23, 2012
Be prepared for OSHA audits
By Mikkel Pates , January 23, 2012
Tubes for the trapped: Minnesota man's product aimed at grain bin rescue
By Stephen J. Lee , December 11, 2011
Cargill cited for 23 serious safety violations at Milwaukee slaughterhouse
By Mike Hughlett , December 10, 2011
A food safety solution
WASHINGTON — Some national produce industry groups seem to be exploiting a recent outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria, thought to have originated in strawberries from an Oregon farm, for the purposes of discrediting or even repealing the Tester-Hagan amendment included in last year’s landmark Food Safety Modernization Act in Congress.September 12, 2011
Friends help ‘farm kid’ recover from combine accident
By Mikkel Pates , May 30, 2011
Accidents happen when people get in a hurry
FARGO, N.D. — May 5, I drove from Fargo, N.D., to Bismarck, N.D., to cover a court hearing the next morning. It was a beautiful evening, but it was clear that the fields were too wet for this time of year. Almost none of the field work had been done. I counted two planting rigs operating across that 180-mile stretch. I think there was one outfit planting potatoes.By Mikkel Pates , May 16, 2011
Farmers urged to think fire safety during harvest
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging farmers to take fire safety precautions as the harvest seasons continues.October 13, 2010
Nebraska Corn Board issues safety reminders
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Corn Board is urging farmers and motorists to be watch out for each other during harvest travel.September 22, 2010
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