Agriculture is one of the most hazardous occupations with 1 in 5 agriculture producers being affected by a disability. Transportation incidents, which include tractor overturns and roadway crashes, were the leading cause of death for farmers and farm workers and caused injuries from minor to debilitating. How can we prevent fatalities and injuries? The role of AgrAbility with helping farmers/ranchers to continue to work.

As farms grow and equipment gets larger, ag machinery is spending more time on public roads, raising safety risks for everyone. This session explores how lighting, marking standards, and recent regulations can reduce crashes. It also covers emerging risks tied to trailering, longer routes, and autonomous machinery.

COMET is a direct response to rural community members’ concern about mental health needs. COMET is a community-based intervention to activate community members and provide them with language, tools, and confidence to intervene when they notice someone around them is unwell – and before a mental health crisis occurs. COMET supports community wellness by focusing on the upstream prevention of mental and emotional health crises.

A mother-daughter team (Nurse Practitioner and Agricultural Extension Agent) shares how farm families can protect their legacy by prioritizing mental, emotional, and physical health. Drawing from their own multigenerational experience, they address farm stressors like economic pressure and isolation, offer practical coping tools, and highlight the importance of communication, resilience, and succession planning to support strong, healthy farm families.

Communication coaching is a specific program with a method that works with the members of farm teams and farm families to make decision making, goal setting, and conversations in general, better. This presentation will address generational differences, share communication teaching ideas, and discuss a specific 4-session coaching program that participants may be interested in adapting.

This webinar will focus on practical strategies to ensure the safety and well-being of youth working on farms, using the Agricultural Youth Work Guidelines (AYWG) and the Hired Agricultural Youth Work Guidelines (HAYWG). This will underscore the importance of aligning job tasks with a child's developmental abilities, rather than age alone, to prevent injury and promote a safe working environment.

During this webinar, we will explore the dangers of confined spaces in agriculture, including grain bins and manure pits, and the hazards involved in working with each.

Join AgriSafe for a dynamic and collaborative session focused on strengthening disaster response and recovery efforts in agricultural and rural communities. This think tank will explore existing resources, highlight critical gaps in infrastructure and preparedness, and facilitate a collective dialogue on how to build more resilient systems. Natural disasters can strike without warning, and being prepared can save lives, livelihoods, and communities. Your voice matters in shaping effective responses before, during, and after a disaster. We hope you’ll be part of the conversation

Explore the leading causes of injuries and fatalities involving ATVs and UTVs in agricultural settings. Learn practical safety strategies and best practices to help prevent accidents and protect the agricultural community.

ATVs and UTVs are widely used in rural areas but are a leading cause of injury and death, particularly on public roads where they are not designed to operate. Despite safety warnings, more communities are legalizing their use on roadways. This webinar explores the risks of on-road ATV/UTV use, design-related safety concerns, and strategies rural families can use to prevent crashes and injuries.