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91st National FFA Convention and Expo draws a record 69,944 attendees

On October 30, 2018, Scott Heiberger and Melissa Ploeckelman headed down to Indianapolis, Indiana to represent the National Children’s Center of Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, the National Farm Medicine Center and, of course, UMASH at the 91st National FFA Convention and Expo. …

SPOTLIGHT: Save Your Breath

This spotlight discusses dust exposures and the proper use of one type of respirator, also known as a dust mask. …

Farm Safety Check: Hearing Protection

Hearing loss is permanent and irreversible. October is National Protect Your Hearing Month, and it’s also a time of year farmers are working around combines, dryers, augers, and other equipment with high noise levels that harm hearing without proper protection. …