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EPA Denies Petition to Ban Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
available for these uses. As with all pesticides, OSU Extension encourages applicators to exercise proper ... This week U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition to ban the agricultural ... pesticide chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos has been under review for a number of months. Chlorpyrifos, an ...
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CDC Life Stages & Populations
Readiness for People with Disabilities” page to help in preparedness. Whether you are a person with ... disasters bring to a community. People with disabilities often face additional obstacles that impede the ...
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National Safety Council
The National Safety Council’s mission is to eliminate preventable deaths at work, in homes and ... information of services, safety topics, as well as tools and resources. The link to the National Safety ...
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Nutrient Management Workbook
Nutrient Management Workbook Do you have a nutrient management plan for your farm? Many producers ... avoid developing nutrient management plans because they can be time consuming and hard to understand. ... from the Ohio Soybean Council set out to create a nutrient management plan that farms of every size ...
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Pony Cart Lighting and Marking
https://agsafety.osu.edu/programs/amish-program/pony-cart
in many sectors of the Anabaptist populations. However, a modification to this Standard is needed for ... Developing Effective Lighting and Marking Designs for Use on Amish Pony Carts and Other ... involved in crashes with automobiles. Many fatalities are largely due to the low profile of the cart and ...
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June 2017
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/june-2017
Ag Safety S.T.A.T. – Safe Tactics for Ag Today is an electronic newsletter prepared by team ... members from the OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health Office. The goal is to provide seasonal ... safety-related questions or program ideas that you would like to share, please contact Dee Jepsen at ...
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Protecting Your Hands this Spring
Kent McGuire – OSU CFAES Safety and Health Coordinator As we prepare equipment for planting ... season, start to apply anhydrous ammonia, and eventually begin work in the field, take a moment to ... consider the importance of protecting your hands. When it comes to hand protection, hazards can vary ...
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Coping with the Pressures of Farming
effective strategies for identifying and relieving every day stresses farmers may feel because of their ... Authority providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agricultural industry and ...
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Establishing New Forage Stands
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-08/establishing-new-forage-stands
companion crop. During the first 6 to 8 weeks after seeding, scout new seedings weekly for any developing ... unless weeds were not controlled adequately and are threatening to smother the stand. For pure grass ... This month provides one of the two preferred times to seed perennial cool-season forages. The ...
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Things To Remember When You Hope For Those Sunny Days
mean sun exposure from sun up to sun down. Farmers would be hard pressed to avoid the sun entirely. ... Performing work tasks requires time in the sun, often for the entirety of the workday. Sun exposure presents ... facts to prove the risks: One person dies of melanoma every hour. 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin ...