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Events (3)

Mental Health First Aid for the Ag Community

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 12:00

Online

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Farm Safety Day 2022

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 12:00

Fulton County Fairgrounds

Mental Health First Aid for the Ag Community

Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:00

Online

man, boy, and woman walk down dairy barn with backs to camera

Blog Posts (3)

Lessons learned at Farm Safety Day left a lasting impression

child trying on fireman's gear

Meals in the Field for Farm Families

Farming combine in background with text in foreground reading Meals in the Field

Farm Life is Uncontrollable, Know the Warning Signs of Stress

Worried looking middle-aged caucasian male in front of tractor with hay bales

News Releases (27)

Kankakee Extension Hosts IDOA Director, Senator Patrick Joyce, SIU Representatives For Press Conference On Farm Stress

Share rural roads safely during spring planting season

Mental health matters, learn how to respond when someone needs aid

Farm Safety Day registration is open to all area youth

Prevent accidents by focusing on safety during busy harvest season

Make way for farmers on rural roads during fall harvest

New grant bolsters Illinois agriculture, rural mental health initiatives

During harvest: Know and teach electrical safety on the farm

Illinois AgrAbility to demonstrate assistive technology at Farm Progress Show; hosts health and safety tent

AgrAbility to provide tips for safe fall harvest

Lessons learned at Farm Safety Day left a lasting impression

Midwestern farmers, ranchers can find tools to thrive with new resource center

Keep yourself, loved ones safe from invisible electrical dangers

Avoid, adapt, alter, accept: Stress management tools help farm families

Farm families in 6 central Illinois counties to benefit from initiative

Stay safe as you enter the fields: Electrical contact can happen in instant

Stay safe on the farm this planting season

All Illinois pesticide training, testing moves online

Make hitting the hay a priority during harvest

Take time for electrical safety during fall harvest

Take steps to prevent farm grain bin accidents

Make your 2020 harvest your safest one yet

Prevent combine fires this harvest

How ponds can save a home: Dry hydrants and rural fire protection

Take Steps to Prevent Farm Grain Bin Accidents this Spring

Farm Life is Uncontrollable, Know the Warning Signs of Stress

Stay aware, safely share rural roads during fall harvest

Staff (1)

Shibu Kar

Shibu Kar

Assistant Dean, Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy Program Leader