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  1. Spring Planting Requires Increased Focus on Safety

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/news/spring-planting-requires-increased-focus-safety

    outreach arm of the college. Spring planting is a time when farm workers are continually moving from one ... farm equipment, he said. “During spring planting, there is a sense of urgency to get corn and soybeans ... equipment-related accidents on the farm are due to farm tractor rollovers, according to the Farm Injury Resource ...

  2. Ohio State not alone in spending big on research

    https://fst.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-not-alone-spending-big-research

    investment earnings to a research hiring campaign, the Discovery Themes initiative is underway. More than 60 ... new researchers have been hired in fields ranging from materials science to biomedical informatics to ... humanities and the arts in those solutions. Big-ideas research campaigns like Discovery Themes are in vogue ...

  3. *Limited Dates Remain*-- Grain C.A.R.T. Programming for 2017

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/january-2017/announcements/limited-dates-remain-grain-cart-programming

    or late September, with more available weekday options sprinkled throughout the farming season. ...

  4. Safe Operation of Tractors while Mowing along Roadways

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2015/machinery-maintenance/safe-operation-tractors-while-mowing-along

    By: Dewey Mann- Research Associate- “A 44-year-old farm owner was killed when the tractor he was ... http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/stateface/ky/98ky077.html Dewey Mann, research associate for agricultural safety and health, and lecturer for agricultural ...

  5. Waste not, want not? Examining ways to minimize food losses

    https://fst.osu.edu/news/waste-not-want-not-examining-ways-minimize-food-losses

    the vindicated fruit still faces challenges on its way from farm to plate. Pests, disease, weather or ... than enough food produced to feed everyone in the United States. But from farm to fork to landfill, an ...

  6. Improving Tractor Ride Comfort

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/april-2015/machinery-maintenance/improving-tractor-ride-comfort

    By: Dewey Mann, Research Associate As the ground temperature begins to warm up, preparations for ... spring planting are well underway. By the time this article goes to press, many farming operations will ... Mann, research associate for agricultural safety and health, and lecturer for agricultural systems ...

  7. February is Heart Disease Awareness Month

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/february-2016/injury-prevention/february-heart-disease-awareness-month

    farm, such as feeding livestock, breaking ice in the water trough, cutting wood, or loading stored ... Farming is a stressful occupation, with farmers experiencing stresses associated with most occupations ... even economic survival. Farming consistently has one of the highest rates of death due to ...

  8. Welcoming Laura Akgerman!

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/junejuly-2016/announcements/welcoming-laura-akgerman

    remain engaged in farming. Laura is a two time graduate of The Ohio State University, she earned ... VocWorks, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Laura grew up on a small farm in Sunbury, ...

  9. Focus on Flavor

    https://fst.osu.edu/news/focus-flavor

    These are the types of questions being tackled by the  Flavor Research and Education Center, newly ... Environmental Sciences. The center focuses on research geared to find commercially viable ways of making ...

  10. ‘Making the Connection’ with a Reliable Hitch Pin

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/machinery-maintenance/%E2%80%98making-connection%E2%80%99-reliable-hitch-pin

    By Dewey Mann, Research Associate- “A farmer connected a nurse tank of anhydrous ammonia to the ... the consequences can be disastrous, regardless of what is being towed. Smaller farm equipment may be ... Mann, research associate for agricultural safety and health, and lecturer for agricultural systems ...

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