What are the most pressing safety concerns in your region?
Note: The posts are read from top to bottom.
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wagne549:
Q1 The combination of farm machinery and little kids. You really have to be careful.
#agchat
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hminternational:
Q1: very dry climate. Fire danger is really high. Evacuating animals when a fire is near can be hard to impossible. #agchat
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farmerswife30:
Q1: lots of people get trapped in grain bins, once in a while someone is killed by a bull. #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q1 Handling cattle properly is an issue across #dairy biz, more so in closed environments of Midwest/East. #agchat
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daver819:
Q1 #agchat Anhydrous Ammonia. using it safely and preventing theft
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wagne549:
Bulls are dangerous. RT @farmerswife30: Q1: lots of people get trapped in grain bins, once in a while someone is killed by a bull. #agchat
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PutnamAg:
Q1 Roadway accidents involving farm equipment and motorist. #agchat
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farmanddairy:
Q1 "thinking it can't happen to me" or "I've done it this way 1,000 times" #agchat
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thefarmerslife:
Q1 Need to keep dust & crop material cleaned on a regular basis. My little fire started in the corn head with a branch stuck #agchat
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uigrad92:
RT @uigrad92: Q1 Usually getting in a hurry to get things done more often than not leads to careless and dangerous mistakes #agchat
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SteakPerfection:
Q1 Fire yes here in SoCal -- still early in the season but always a big issue for ranchers/farmers #agchat
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samvance:
Q1 Farmers should be careful working in saturated fields w/ the localized flooding here in Ohio. Make sure ppl know where you are #agchat
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thefarmerslife:
Q1 I managed retail for yrs 30+ employees. Gained appreciation for how easily bad things can happen. Makes me safer on the farm #agchat
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JPlovesCOTTON:
Q1 the regional issues can be flooding (standing or moving water) and later in the year extreme heat #agchat
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MTessmann:
Q1 driving through ridiculous construction in the dark with driving rains #agchat. no cell phones please #agchat
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uigrad92:
Farmers do tend to push themselves 2 much RT @JPlovesCOTTON: Q1 pushing through one more pass is a bad idea - tired, dark, etc stop #agchat
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samvance:
Q1 How many farmers have GPS equipped tractors? Can you be found if you have an accident? #agchat
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