Farm & Crop Insurance
Record-high crop prices: What does it mean for insurance?
Did you notice higher premiums when you talked to your crop insurance agent this month? There’s a reason – Spring 2022 crop insurance guarantees are among the highest on record, keeping up with surging input costs to offer some revenue protection through an uncertain growing season. The spring crop insurance guarantee for wheat has been set…
Read MoreFive New Year Resolutions for Your Business
Make 2021 safer, healthier, and more effective by taking on these resolutions for your business: Develop an emergency preparedness program. Establish guidelines for medical, severe weather, and fire emergencies. Practice these procedures with all employees, reinforce them at all levels of the company, and post reminders in high traffic areas. Make sure you have an…
Read MorePrevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Tips to help keep workers safe inside your facility when it’s cold outside The risk of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure escalates during cold winter months when doors, windows and other sources of natural ventilation may be closed. Large amounts of CO can overcome a worker in minutes, causing a loss of consciousness and suffocation or…
Read MoreHow to Prevent Grain Bin Suffocation
The tragedy repeatedly makes news headlines: People entrapped in grain storage bins with only seconds to react before they are engulfed and suffocated. Understanding how people get trapped in grain bins Scenario 1: A worker enters the top of a grain bin, and the auger begins running to unload the grain. Within five seconds, the…
Read More8 Steps to Ensure a Safe Harvest
As fall harvest goes into full swing, farmers need to remember to be safe out in the fields and on the roadways. Farm safety is always important! Penn State Cooperative Extension has created a list of eight things farmers should remember to ensure a safe harvest: 1. Use a rollover protection structure. Many farmers use older…
Read MoreRural Counseling Services
Farmers often struggle to seek help for themselves. Many of us were taught to be independent and to “grin and bear it” when tough times come around. Please do not let your pride stand in the way of getting what you need. Approaching someone – be it spouse, parent, relative or friend – who needs…
Read MoreGrain Bin Suffocation Prevention from Farmers Union Agency
The tragedy makes news headlines repeatedly: People are entrapped in a grain bin with only seconds to react before they are engulfed and suffocated. A death in the work force of a farm operation can be devastating both to the family and the operation. We at Farmers Union Agency believe prevention and education are key in…
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