Nominate Your Fire Department to Win a Grain Bin Rescue Tube

Person in a grain silo with a helmet on

Photo courtesy of Nationwide.

In support of “Grain Bin Safety Week” (February 21-27, 2021), Nationwide Insurance has partnered with the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS), KC Supply, and others to sponsor the “Nominate Your Fire Department Contest”. Winning departments will receive one grain rescue tube and a 6-hour grain entrapment rescue training session at the winner’s location – a combined value of over $8,000.

Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM (CT) on Friday, April 30, 2021. For more information on entry submission and contest rules, visit https://go.rutgers.edu/voezegwn.

Health and Safety Highlight: Prioritize Safety Year-Round, 5 Keys to Safe Winter Equipment Maintenance

The fields may be quiet, but the machine shops are buzzing. Yes, winter is a great time to perform repairs and maintenance on farm machinery. Keep yourself and those around you safe by following these tips: [Read more…]

Regional Survey Seeks Input from Strawberry Growers

A team of extension educators from the University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, and Cornell University is seeking input from strawberry growers in the region on current practices and challenges faced in strawberry production. As part of the Northeast SARE project “Advancing Strawberry Production in the Northeast,” your feedback will guide research and outreach programs in the Northeastern U.S. and Canada.

The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and be sure to submit your responses by December 31, 2020. At survey completion, you can also be entered into a drawing for some great prizes. The survey is available here: https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2nlFpEZhejOE0Pr

Every Farmer Counts! 76th National Farm Safety & Health Week – Sept. 20-26, 2020.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension Ag and Natural Resources Dept Chair Nick Polanin has announced the good news that RCE has been able to hire Ms. Kate Brown as Program Associate II to work on commercial crop production in the RCE-Burlington County office. We welcome Kate to the job. In continuing some of the programs of retired County Agent Ray Samulis, Kate is now the Rutgers liaison to the NE Ag Safety and Health Coalition and has shared this news about next week’s celebration of National Farm Safety & Health Week (NFSHW). — Rick VanVranken [Read more…]