Tractor deaths in agriculture rise. safety gear advised
National review shows tractor fatalities remain the leading work death form in farming. In Kentucky last year 28 tractor related deaths included 23 from rollovers and five from being run over. Older tractors and bad brakes common risk factors. Protective rollover shields and seat belts could prevent most fatalities, though many farms lack OSHA coverage. Cost to retrofit older tractors ranges from 400 to 1800 dollars. The study spans 14 states under NIOSH supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Calvo
Associated Press
Ashington
Kentucky
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Angus program enrolls Pomona man in AHIR records
David Judd of Pomona joins the Angus Herd Improvement Records program to help breeders track repro and growth rates for profitable seed stock. Farmland Industries forms Kansas Retail Ventures Group with multiple Kansas cooperatives to expand retail refined fuel sites and market reach. About 80 older wild horses, aged 11 to 30, from the Prairie National Wild Horse Refuge near Bartlesville will be adopted August 12 13 in Passaic Missouri by residents of Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma. Adoption fee is 75 dollars per horse with a four horse limit per person and no title until one year of humane care. Adoption day begins at 7 am at the Mo Kan Livestock Market US 71 north of Butler Missouri. For information call 1 800 293 1781.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Judd
Pomona
American Angus Association
Kansas City
Farmland Industries Inc
Kansas Retail Ventures Group
Kansas
Farmers Cooperative Association
Lawrence
Alicia Pearl Cooperative
Chapman
Ellsworth County Farmers
Ellsworth
Farmco, Inc
Tribune
Jackson Farmers, Inc
Holton
Western Kansas
Passaic
Missouri
Oklahoma
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Prairie National Wild Horse Refuge
Bartlesville
Oklo
the Inspector General
Mo/Kan
Us-71
Butler, Mo
Precision farming grows as satellites map soil in fields
In Maryland farmers glimpse a new era as GPS guided fertilizer and soil data aim to cut waste and environmental impact. Companies like Case and Deere market equipment while Rockwell expands from aviation to farming. Costs vary but cooperatives may ease access for smallholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Case and Deere
Rockwell International Corp
Craig A. Elliott
Rockwell
Collins Avionics and Communications
Bill Magette
University of Maryland
Farm operator households near U.S. income average
The Agriculture Department finds 1993 farm operator households averaged $40,223 in income, 97% of the national average. Off farm sources supplied 88% of income for these families, while farming contributed 12%. Small farms under $50,000 sales lost money on farming. Some households with larger sales exceeded the national income, with 51% from off farm sources for those above $50,000.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
USDA
U.S
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National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Pomona Man
Farmland, Kansas
Farm Petro Venture
Eaves Uéii
Agricredit Acceptance Company
Sra
Eltsville
Jan van Schilfgaarde
Agricultural Research Service
Jack Thomas
Chestertown
Maryland
Massachusetts
Iportant
City of Ottawa Electric
Wnee Mission Eyecare
Willliam A
Piccuano
M.D
F.A.C.S
Josep N
Simone
vuisTs Ransom Hospital
Ottawa
Cai
Kansas Blue Shield
Mid-America
HMO
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