The Delaware Farm Bureau will hold its fourth annual Ag Safety Conference virtually Wednesday, March 17. After postponing the event last year, eventually canceling it altogether due to the pandemic, Ag Safety Conference Chair June Unruh said the P&E Committee is excited to bring the conference back to benefit farmers and consumers in the first[…]
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Though the hazards of entering a grain bin are well-known, farmers and agricultural professionals often underestimate them until it’s too late. It only takes seconds, or a simple mistake, for an adult to sink in the quicksand-like flow of grain and become fully entrapped or engulfed. Such accidents have resulted in a 62% fatality rate[…]
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First responders in Delaware will have more access to grain bin rescue tubes and training this year thanks to Nationwide Insurance and the Delaware Farm Bureau. Nationwide’s seventh annual Nominate Your Fire Department Contest saw 41 winners this year, some of which included awardees whose training and equipment was paid for by local farm bureaus.[…]
Governor John Carney issued a state of emergency declaration Thursday, March 12, to prepare for the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The state of emergency directs the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the Delaware Department of Health & Social Services’ Division of Public Health to mobilize state agency resources to assist with Delaware’s response to[…]
The Delaware Farm Bureau is encouraging farmers to “think safety first” through its upcoming annual ag safety conference, featuring topics like grain bin safety and mental health in the field. The event will take place Wednesday, March 18 from 9-3 p.m. at Harrington Volunteer Fire Company located at 20 Clark St. in Harrington. Co-sponsored by[…]
It is harvest time again, and right now, with the uncertainty of a hurricane on the East Coast, farmers are working extra hard to harvest crops that are ready before they get damaged. Farm equipment and grain trucks are on the roadways at any time of day, sometimes until late at night and on weekends,[…]
Delaware poultry companies had several facilities included among the record-breaking 230 chicken and turkey facilities receiving safety awards during the 2019 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry in Destin, Fla. The awards were given by the Joint Industry Safety and Health Council in recognition of outstanding performance through the implementation of innovative and effective[…]
Even after all the rain this spring, soils in Delaware are dry, particularly sandy soil which cannot hold the moisture. With temperatures hovering at the 100-degree mark, water evaporates more quickly, too. So farmers are likely irrigating longer and more often. The Delaware Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers to make sure their irrigation systems[…]
On July 11, some members of Harrington Volunteer Fire Company learned what it feels like to be trapped in a grain silo up to your waist in corn while other members were trained in how to use a grain bin rescue tube to safely get the victim out. The department was awarded a grain bin[…]
On July 11, Harrington Volunteer Fire Department will be awarded a grain bin rescue tube, a portable cordless drill-powered grain auger and training in how to use them. Unlike Bridgeville Fire Company, which won those things in Nationwide’s Annual “Nominate Your Fire Department Contest,” in 2017, Harrington Fire Company will receive them through the generosity[…]
