Discover how ag data tracking drives injury-preventative initiatives.
Explore the available agriculture-related injury and illness tracking programs active in Illinois. This session will cover data collection methods, trends, and how surveillance information guides prevention initiatives for the agriculture community.
About the Cultivating Caution Series
Explore the latest research and recommendations for staying safe and healthy while working in agriculture. In the Cultivating Caution webinar series, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts will cover machinery safety, infectious diseases, grain hazards, tractor safety, heat illness, and mental health. The free series will offer practical tips and best practices for Illinois farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers to protect themselves, their families, and their operations.
Sessions will be at 11 a.m. on the third Tuesday of the month. This free series is co-sponsored by the University of Illinois Agricultural Safety & Health Program, College of ACES, farmdoc, and Illinois Extension. Learn more about the series and register at go.illinois.edu/SafeAg2024.
Program contact: Salah Issa, assistant professor and Extension specialist, agricultural and industry safety and health in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Additional Series Sessions
- Farm Safety for Youth: Keeping the Next Generation Safe | Aug. 20
- Addressing Mental Stress and Health in Agriculture | Sept. 17
- Resources for Farmers in Crisis | Oct. 15
- Future of Ag Safety: How AI Will Transform Agriculture | Nov. 19
Past Session Archive
Miss a session? View past recordings available in the Cultivating Caution: A Monthly Guide to Farm Safety and Health playlist.
