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Cultivating Productivity Through Comfortable Farm-provided Employee Housing
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Studies consistently demonstrate that adequate sleep enhances cognitive function, motor skills, and decision-making abilities — all critical in getting farm work done. After a strenuous day of spring work, weary bodies yearn for the restorative power of home: a hot shower, a cold drink, and perhaps the last innings of an evening game…
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Staying Safe Around Beef Cattle
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In part seven of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we discuss how you must be vigilant about safety when working with cattle. This is the seventh article in our “What’s Your Beef” series on beef cattle management and focuses on safety considerations when working with beef cattle. The six…
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COVID-19 Prevention Efforts by New York Farmers
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A survey of farm managers conducted during summer 2020. New York farmers confronted a massive, new challenge in 2020 from the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes in humans, COVID-19. Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development conducted a survey to capture a snapshot of the actions that farmers took in their…
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Beef Handling and Feeding Equipment Considerations
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In part three of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we help you answer the questions of how to safely and efficiently feed and handle large beef cattle. This is the third installment in a multi-part series on raising beef cattle on the small farm. Previous installments can be viewed in the Summer and…
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Cornell Farmworker Program Mobilizes Protections for NY Farmworkers
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Supporting NY farmworkers with masks, COVID-19 information and Q&A with Mary Jo Dudley. More than 55,000 farmworkers across New York play critical roles sustaining the local and global food supply. Many of these essential workers – who often live in close quarters and work side by side – have continued to work without face…
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COVID-19 Update on Farm Business Safety Plan Resources
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Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) specialists developed resources to help farms comply with the COVID-19 written safety plans required in New York State. A version of this post first appeared in The Ag Workforce Journal. New York Forward: As the New York Forward plan is implemented across the state, businesses of all kinds are required to…
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Touched by an Angel: Disaster Averted!
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He or she who hauls heavy agricultural loads on highways has to be vigilant in preventing machine failures on busy highways! I am no stranger to ordeals, mishaps, and minor accidents with farm machinery over the years. Even with the best of intentions, and with safety foremost in mind, accidents can still occur. I have been…
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How to Celebrate National Farm Safety and Health Week 2019
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Working in agriculture poses more risks than your average job, but many precautions can — and should — be taken to reduce risk. The week of September 15 through September 21, 2019 is National Farm Health and Safety Week, which has been declared by the sitting president annually since 1944. Organized by the National…
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Five Simple Steps to Improve Biosecurity Around Livestock
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Now that we’re on the verge of summer, some farms may start to see an increase in foot traffic. Dairy farms receive regular visits from feed dealers, nutritionists, veterinarians, and other agricultural service providers, not to mention the milk truck. Livestock producers may open their doors to the public for farm tours and other…
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