Project Overview
Topics: equipment safety, safe animal handling, zoonotic
diseases, repetitive motion injury. Many injuries on farms and ranches are
caused by improper animal handling procedures and equipment. Proper equipment
safety is important and necessary in agriculture, for both large animals (e.g.
cattle sheep, pigs) and equipment (e.g. tractors and chainsaws). Zoonotic
diseases are a growing concern. It's critical to recognize and prevent them
from entering our food systems. Repetitive motion injuries occur when the same
action is done over and over again. Activities such as pruning or harvesting
fruit crops, and "bucking" hay are common culprits. Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Ulster County is a leader in providing technical
assistance and training to farmers. We have over 4,000 people in our database,
which would be used to communicate event notices. Equipment and safe animal
handling, and workshops were delivered in a hands-on classroom setting.
Zoonotic diseases and repetitive motion were delivered via Zoom. The target
audience was Hudson Valley livestock and fruit farms. 9 total workshops, 17
videos in total. Farmers came with some knowledge of risk, but did get an
improved understanding of on farm risks. 86 producers achieved the outlined
results.
Number of Participants: 98
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