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August 10, 2021

Be Aware of Heat Stress and Weather-Related Injury

As temperature and humidity rise during the summer months of the growing season, it is important to prepare yourself and your employees to prevent heat related injuries. Here are some tips:
Train Employees: Train employees on how to identify possible heat stress symptoms and how to prevent or treat them.
Adjust Work Schedule:
• Monitor temperature and humidity, and workers’ condition during periods of hot/humid weather.
• Schedule strenuous work or tasks requiring personal protective equipment (PPE) for the cooler hours of the day.
• Shorten the length of work periods and increase the length of rest periods.
• Give workers shade or cooling during breaks.
• Monitor weather and inform employees of potentially dangerous conditions.
Drinking. Have adequate water available and encourage employees to drink enough to replace fluid loss through sweating.

Adapted from:

https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/preventing-heat-stress-agriculture

Heat-related illnesses and agricultural producers. (2019) Farm and Ranch eXtension in Safety and Health (FReSH) Community of Practice. Retrieved from http://www.extension.org/pages/62261/heat-related-illnesses-and-agricultural-producers.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates
February 24, 2021

Farm and Safety highlight: Livestock Safety webinar

Accidents involving livestock on farms can cause significant injuries. Many accidents can be avoided by following proper livestock handling practices. To assist livestock producers with proper livestock management, UMN & NDSU Extension has teamed up to offer a series of educational webinars.
The March 4 11:00 CST discussion will focus on Livestock Safety. UMN Extension Cattle Production Extension Educator Joe Armstrong, DVM will discuss and demonstrate proper animal handling in both confinement and pasture systems.
The Farm Safety Webinar Series is offered free of charge. Participants must pre-register.
To Register for this event, please visit:
https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zLS5HT_ST6-MKPka-baQfw
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February 18, 2021

New Jersey Annual Vegetable Meeting: Hemp Session

Please join the Rutgers Hemp Team on Tuesday, February 23 at 9:00 AM
Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Organic Production, Uncategorized, Vegetable Crops
September 10, 2020

Ask the Agent Fall Series

“Ask the Ag Agent” was created in spring 2020, when COVID-19 forced a new normal in communications nationwide. Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents working with “Ask the Ag Agent” education and outreach are committed to the agriculture industry and all interested in growing plants, raising livestock and essential resources related to agriculture. The program will now continue beginning on Wednesday, September 16th and run every-other Wednesday in September and October.

Farmers and others are welcome to join this bi-weekly teleconference each Wednesday night from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Weekly events are hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents working with the farming industry.

This call-in/WebEx event features updates on farm management, crop conditions, farm industry observations, agricultural agency programs and other topics discussed by farmers, agricultural agents and other agricultural service providers.

Hosted by Agricultural Agents Bill Bamka, Stephen Komar, Michelle Infante-Casella and Meredith Melendez, this bi-weekly communication provides a forum for discussion for farmers and all involved in NJ agriculture, including agricultural agency personnel, non-profit organizations and others.

This event and other events hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension can be found on the Rutgers NJAES Events website.

To join the “Ask the Ag Agent” forum each week on a computer/tablet/smartphone via the WebEx Videoconference use the link:

“Ask the Ag Agent” was created in spring 2020, when COVID-19 forced a new normal in communications nationwide. Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents working with “Ask the Ag Agent” education and outreach are committed to the agriculture industry and all interested in growing plants, raising livestock and essential resources related to agriculture. The program will now continue beginning on Wednesday, September 16th and run every-other Wednesday in September and October.

Farmers and others are welcome to join this bi-weekly teleconference each Wednesday night from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Weekly events are hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents working with the farming industry.

This call-in/WebEx event features updates on farm management, crop conditions, farm industry observations, agricultural agency programs and other topics discussed by farmers, agricultural agents and other agricultural service providers.

Hosted by Agricultural Agents Bill Bamka, Stephen Komar, Michelle Infante-Casella and Meredith Melendez, this bi-weekly communication provides a forum for discussion for farmers and all involved in NJ agriculture, including agricultural agency personnel, non-profit organizations and others.

This event and other events hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension can be found on the Rutgers NJAES Events website.

To join the “Ask the Ag Agent” forum each week on a computer/tablet/smartphone via the WebEx Videoconference click here

Join by phone
+1-650-429-3300 passcode 1202639477##

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Disease Forecasting, Field, Forage & Livestock, Food Safety, Fruit, Organic Production, Uncategorized, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: ,
May 8, 2020

Livestock Marketing Roundtable Regional Producer Discussion

Friday, May 8, 2020
7-8 PM

This web-based producer forum is being held to discuss the challenges and opportunities for livestock marketing in response to Covid-19. Join Rutgers Cooperative Extension faculty and staff, NJDA staff, producers and others interested in direct marketing of livestock and value-added meat and poultry products.

To Participate:
Click to join. We suggest visiting at least 15 minutes before the session start time to confirm system requirements.

Join by phone
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Access code: 196 573 261

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