USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
The Rutgers Farm Health and Safety Working Group, in partnership with New Jersey Farm Bureau, invites you to a two-part webinar series titled “Don’t Sweat Heat Stress in Agriculture”. The first webinar will take place tonight!
- Wednesday, June 5 from 7:00-8:00 PM
- An introduction to heat stress issues in agriculture. We will also share tools farmers can use to evaluate heat risk and recommended resources for guidance on heat stress prevention.
- Wednesday, June 12 from 7:00-8:00 PM
- An overview on signs of heat stress and corresponding first aid, as well as strategies for heat stress prevention. A panel of farmers will discuss their currently used strategies for employee management during periods of high heat.
You must register to attend these webinars by visiting https://go.rutgers.edu/heat-stress-in-ag.
Questions? Contact Kate Brown, County ANR Agent with RCE-Somerset County, at 908-526-6293 x4 or kbrown@njaes.rutgers.edu.
