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PREVENT ACCIDENTS: By slowing down and assessing a situation, you can help prevent accidents from occurring, advises an Extension safety expert. Farm and ranch accidents are avoidable by following these principles.
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The agriculture industry has high rates of fatalities and serious injuries, and ranks as one of the most dangerous professions in the United States, according to the USDA.
Angie Johnson, North Dakota State University Extension agent and NDSU Extension farm and ranch safety coordinator, says that most on-farm injuries can be prevented if by slowing down and shifting focus from “I need to get the job done at all costs” to “I need to get the job done safely so I can go home each night to my loved ones and continue my passion of farming.”
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KEEP SAFE: Livestock shows, clinics and fairs can spread disease if exhibitors and owners don’t take care to maintain biosecurity in their animals. Biosecurity in livestock is especially critical when traveling during show season.
With fair and stock show season coming into full swing, it’s time to maintain a biosecurity plan for livestock and people.
“You can never be too safe,” says Leigh Ann Skurupey, North Dakota State University Extension 4-H youth development animal and equine science specialist. “The spread between animals and humans is real, and sharing equipment can spread a disease from animal to animal, or something zoonotic, such as ringworm, from your animal to yourself.”
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