PRESTON, Minn. — Teenagers will return to their home farms this summer knowing more about tractor safety and how to minimize their risk of common farm hazards. University of Minnesota Extension's ...

For their driving test, instructors make sure students are inspecting tractors before starting them and properly getting on and off them with three points of contact.

Both the National Safety Council and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say agriculture is one of the ...

The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Lewis County will be holding a 4-H Tractor Safety Program.

Farming may be the backbone of our food system, but it’s also one of the most dangerous occupations. According to a Penn State study, 60,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for non-fatal, ...

EDGINGTON, Ill. — Students at Rockridge Junior High School are stepping out of the classroom and into the driver’s seat during Farm Safety Week. The school is offering lessons to help teens safely ...

NDSU Extension has set dates for youth farm safety camps in the Lake Region. The overnight camps help teens become familiar ...

A University of Maryland student sits in a John Deere tractor equipped with a rollover protective structure during a safety class at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center in Ellicott City ...

Federal law prohibits children under 16 from using specific equipment on a farm unless their parents or legal guardians own the farm. However, certification received through a Tractor Safety Training ...

Paul Becker was about 5 when he first drove a tractor. By the time he was 8 or 9, he and his brother, who was one year older, would spend hours driving in the hills and valleys of the family farm near ...

Spring has sprung and with it come lengthening days and warmer conditions, marking a very busy time on farms. Teagasc's Paul ...

This summer, thousands of Kansas teenagers will begin their first job working for a farmer or rancher. For those that are ...