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  1. Ohio’s Burn Ban Returns on March 1st

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/ag-safety-stat-safety-through-seasons-2024/ohio%E2%80%99s-burn-ban-returns-march-1st

    finished. You can read more about Ohio burning laws here: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/thu-11302023-356pm ... /open-burning-restrictions-lift-december-1-don’t-get-burned-laws More information on what is permissible to burn can be found here: ...

  2. Hope IS a Strategy

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-through-seasons-2023/hope-strategy

    spring is too wet to get the crops in the ground; the growing season is too wet, too dry, or too hot; ... storm or flood damage; a rainy fall that delays harvest; some pest or disease attacks the crops or ... https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disord... Rural Health Information Hub. Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved ...

  3. Roadway Safety During Crop Scouting Activities

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/roadway-safety-during-crop-scouting-activities

    laws, i.e wearing a seat belt, following posted speed limits, signaling when making turns, never ...

  4. CDL Update

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/cdl-update

    explore the resources available under Roadway and Equipment Law on the Farm Office website:  ... https://farmoffice.osu.edu/our-library/roadway-and-equipment-law  or reach out to  your  local state highway patrol post with specific questions. ...

  5. National Farm Safety and Health Week 2021

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/national-farm-safety-and-health-week-2021

    a time to turn the spotlight on far too overlooked practices in agriculture. Safety and health always ... tax laws and carbon credits all seem to steal the thunder and the daily headlines, but farm safety ... yields real results and brings everyone home at night. Take some time out of your week to turn a focus to ...

  6. Rural Roads in the Autumn

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/rural-roads-autumn

    the operator whether it be a yellow turn signal or hand signal.  With larger equipment, often it is ... where the operator may be turning before attempting to pass.  If preparing to meet a piece of equipment, ... is prohibited by Ohio Law. Carrying a large amount of field debris or mud out onto the roadway is ...

  7. Stay Safe Watching Aerial Applications Over Farm Fields

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/stay-safe-watching-aerial-applications-over

    while others can be military or law enforcement units. Some medical helicopters are easily noticed, ... a specialty service for fields that are in their advanced growing stages- where equipment can no longer pass ... the celebration of 100 years of aerial applicators, read the story at:  https://www.richlandsource.com/area_history/born-in-ohio-aerial-application-turns ...

  8. Have No Fear..Honey Bee Swarms are Near

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/have-no-fearhoney-bee-swarms-are-near

    A honey bee swarm is a natural process of one hive splitting into two. As a honey bee colony grows within ... homeowners should not fear. Honey bees in a swarm are generally docile. They do not have growing brood in ... a beekeeper’s hive box, the colony will begin to grow as the queen lays new eggs. If you have an interest in ...

  9. Working in Cold Temperatures

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/working-cold-temperatures

    Warm weather turned to cooler, wet, and muddy weather and now cold weather has arrived to stay for ... a few months.  It is interesting to note that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documents that there ...

  10. Can Animals Spread Disease to Humans?

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/can-animals-spread-disease-humans

    and cause illness – these are known as zoonotic diseases or zoonosis. According to the World Health ... Organization (2020), a zoonosis is an infectious disease that has jumped from an animal to humans. Zoonotic ... pathogens can be either bacterial, viral, or parasitic.  How can they spread? The Centers for Disease ...

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