Farmers and farm workers will often feel tension in their muscles, whether it’s from physical exertion, stress, or even changes in the weather — and treatment of tension can start simple at home.| Grainews
Depending on the crop, powdery mildew may not be much of a yield killer for grain growers — but dust from the fungal disease can build up to cause fires in combines. The post Powdery mildew can be combine fire risk appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsEquipment & Production Tips - Grainews
Despite decades of calls for change, women on farms and in other workplaces are still made to struggle with ill-fitting and uncomfortable personal protective equipment (PPE). The post Poor-fitting PPE adds more farm safety hazards for women appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsEquipment & Production Tips - Grainews
Efforts to rebuild and repair farms tend to take centre stage following a crisis, but the mental health aspects of such events often inadvertently wind up on the back burner, hence a new resource kit for farmer use. The post Toolkits help bridge gap in farmer mental health appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsGrainews
Harvest is go-time across the High Plains—especially here in Baca County. It’s also the stretch of the year when small oversights can turn into life-changing injuries. That’s why National Farm Safety & Health Week (Sept. 21–27) exists, and why we’re inviting every farm family, custom crew, elevator hand, and rural driver to join in this […]| Plainsman Herald
Producer and writer Kevin Hursh shares a day of three potentially disastrous incidents as cautionary tales of farm safety for Prairie farmers in the midst of fall harvest work.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
“It’s important to get farmers to understand the severity and gravity of grain entrapments,” says Catherine Rylatt, co-founder of the Grain Handling Safety Coalition in the United States. As Rylatt notes, farmers need to approach grain safety from a proactive rather than reactive perspective. Because once someone becomes trapped in grain, it’s too late. “It’s […] The post Proactive measures are key to grain bin safety appeared first on Agriculture Financial Services Corporation.| Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
All pain links back to our nerves, but our nerves themselves can also become irritated due to inflammation, immune system activation, physical or emotional trauma and/or fatigue.| Grainews
It’s not like I marked the exact date or time on the calendar, but otherwise I still clearly recall the day I officially got old. It wasn’t while having to catch my breath after taking the stairs. It wasn’t from the first time my feet got sore standing in line, being asked if I wanted The post Editor’s Rant: Get lost, grandkid appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsEditor's column & Production Tips - Grainews
Tension is a precursor to conditions such as anxiety, pain, sleep issues and many other health complaints — and is an important early symptom to acknowledge and for which to seek support.| Grainews
Patricia Morgan is a dynamic force for change and my good friend. She’s authored a new award-winning book, Return to Center: Simple Strategies to Navigate| Grainews
The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts' concerns that the process of killing and disposing of poultry infected with the virus may pose a risk to humans and livestock.| Farmtario