Posts by Marybeth Vargha
Marybeth Vargha works at the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health in Cooperstown, NY and works together with her husband on their family farm, Big Sky Farm. She can be reached at (607)547-6023 and marybeth.vargha@bassett.org
Look to OSHA for guidance for a safe workplace. As a small farm operation, you probably already know that farms are mostly under the radar of OSHA safety and health inspections. The US government granted small agricultural enterprises an exemption from OSHA jurisdiction. This exemption is for farms who hire 10 or fewer non-family workers…
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I married a vegetable farmer twenty years ago and through that time have seen the trials and tribulations of the farming life. There were mishaps, breakdowns and natural disasters but we only suffered minor health problems and injuries. Then I started a new job at the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH). …
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