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Promoting safety awareness and practices: February’s National Pesticide Safety Education Month
February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month, and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), the American Phytopathological Society (APS),...
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Certified to apply Paraquat? Has your training expired?
Just a quick reminder that Paraquat users are required to participate in product training every three years. EPA requires that Paraquat applicators...
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Dust storms in Illinois: Identifying farm solutions
This is article two from a two-part series.Dust storms have become an increasing concern in Illinois, prompting investigations into their causes and...
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Dust storms in Illinois: Examining roles of weather and farming practices
This is article one from a two-part series.Recent dust storms in Illinois have raised the question of the cause of these events. In the last few...
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With Harvest 2025 underway, local youth say thanks
MORRIS, Ill. – With the 2025 harvest well underway, local youth spent their school holiday showing appreciation for the farmers who keep their communities thriving. Members of University of Illinois Extension 4-H,...
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Getting dust to settle, stay on Illinois farmland
URBANA, Ill. — As another large dust storm impacted Illinois in May, the conversation and questions continue about why and how to get the dust to settle and stay in the field rather than across roadways....
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Safe Animal Handling in Beef Cattle

 

Safe animal handling is critical for ensuring safety of both handlers and the animals. In this episode of Grazing Planners Speak, Travis Meeter (University of Illinois Extension) provides an overview of cattle behavior and how to ensure safe animal handling as a grazing planner....

Farm Safety and Power Line Awareness

It was Cody Conrady’s next-to-last day as an assistant manager for an ag fertilizer company. They were shorthanded that day, so Cody jumped in his truck to get ahead of the sprayer. Once the sprayer was in place, he hopped out of the truck to fill the tank with fertilizer. He and his coworker...

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