Agriculture Safety Day

Did you know that agriculture and farming is listed as one of the most dangerous occupations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health?  The program will feature workshops on load securement, ATV safety, personal safety, and livestock and cattle handling safety.  A mobile dairy classroom, courtesy of Southland Dairy Farmers will also be onsite for K-12 youth and adults to experience.  To help identify and reduce some of these risks please consider joining us for our upcoming Augusta County Ag Safety Day to be held Saturday, July 20th, 2019 at the Augusta County Farm Bureau Office in Verona from 10 am to 2 pm.  For questions about the event please email John Benner at benner89@vt.edu.  The program will feature workshops on load securement, ATV safety, personal safety, and livestock and cattle handling safety.  A mobile dairy classroom, courtesy of Southland Dairy Farmers will also be onsite for K-12 youth and adults to experience.  Lunch will be available for participants from 12 to 1 pm.  The event is free and open to everyone! 
To register please call the Augusta County Farm Bureau office at 540-886-2353 by Friday July 19.   Please join us for this program as we put emphasis on safety in agriculture!