Teaching agriculture safety and health is an important topic for the next generation of farmers and related agriculture professions.
To assist teachers incorporating agricultural safety and health, UMASH has compiled a list of resources that can be used during the academic school year, such as: lesson plans, awareness events and additional resources to integrate health and safety topics into the classroom in a teacher friendly format. While not an exhaustive list, these resources cover many safety aspects related to agriculture and include tips on how to use the material in the classroom.
Childhood Agricultural Injuries (U.S) 2022 Fact Sheet
Agriculture had the leading number of occupational fatalities across industries for youth age 17 and younger from 2011-2020.
10 WAYS TO PROMOTE AG HEALTH AND SAFETY
This fun flier highlights 10 ideas for incorporating ag health and safety topics into the classroom.
AG EDUCATORS PROMOTIONAL CARD
Our Ag Educators promotional card is available for download in pdf format.
AG EDUCATION PLANNING TEMPLATE
Get started now on organizing your lesson plans for the year!
If you have questions or suggestions for additional resources, please contact us:
Email: umash@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-8836
FEATURED UMASH RESOURCES
Positive Animal Handling (Stockmanship) on Dairy Farms
This resource includes 5 videos which were developed as a training tool for dairy farm owners and workers. The accompanying lesson plans were developed by UM Agricultural Education faculty, staff, and students as part of a collaborative initiative to advance agricultural safety education within school-based agriculture.
5 part video series and lesson plans
- Using Predictable Animal Behavior to Increase Milk Production
- How a Cow Uses Her Senses
- Working with the Pressure Zone
- Moving Cows More Effectively
- Making the Milking Parlor a Happy Place
- View/download videos:
umash.umn.edu/stockmanship
- Download Lesson Plans:
z.umn.edu/stockmanship-lessons - Learn about Swine Flu Prevention and Sow Handing
Telling The Story Project
Tell a story, save a life
This resource is focused on “real life” farmers telling their stories of injury or a fatality on the farm. These stories show how dangerous agriculture can be for people of all ages while also incorporating prevention messages.
The common thread is “We don’t want this to happen to anyone else.”
Discussion guides suitable for classroom use are currently available for two stories. The questions are designed for students to reflect on similar situations and use critical thinking skills for further discussion. Teacher Answer Keys are available upon request.
- Read the stories at:
www.tellingthestoryproject.org
Biosecurity and Food Safety
Videos to Make Science Fun
These two videos are a fun, engaging way to teach youth about food safety and the science behind biosecurity, and practical methods to prevent food borne illness and zoonoses at fairs or other agritourism events.
These and other agritourism videos are also available on our Agritourism Resources page.