Safeguarding Children and Youth who Live, Work and Play on Farms and Ranches

Recorded On: 09/18/2019

Farms and ranches are wonderful places for children and youth to live, work and play. However, agriculture is one of our most hazardous occupations, and the only worksite where children of any age can legally be present. The purpose of this presentation is to increase knowledge and awareness of agricultural child injuries, and extend the reach and dissemination of childhood agricultural injury prevention (CAIP) strategies and resources.
By the end of this webinar participants will be able to:
  1. Describe the benefits and risks of growing up on a farm
  2. Identify effective safety policies and strategies
  3. Identify resources and organizations that can work together to promote farm safety

Melissa Ploeckelman Brown

Outreach Specialist

National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS)

Melissa Ploeckelman Brown is a powerhouse of passion and purpose, serving as the Outreach Specialist for the National Farm Medicine Center and the National Children’s Center for Rural Agricultural Health and Safety. Before she was spreading the word about farm safety, she spent six years inspiring the next generation as an agriculture instructor, FFA advisor, and Youth Apprenticeship coordinator in the Colby School District. Melissa's roots run deep—literally. Raised on her family’s dairy farm in Stetsonville (where she still jumps in to help), she’s been living and breathing agriculture her whole life. A proud 2010 grad of UW–River Falls with a degree in agricultural education, Melissa’s leadership shone early on when she served as the 2006–2007 State FFA Parliamentarian, was crowned 2008 Marathon County Fairest of the Fairs, and went on to become the 2009 State Fairest of the Fairs in Wisconsin. Today, Melissa is on a mission to keep farm families safe, one story at a time. Whether she’s in the classroom, the barn, or the garden, she’s always planting seeds of awareness and cultivating safer futures for rural communities.

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Webinar: Safeguarding Children and Youth who Live, Work and Play on Farms and Ranches
09/18/2019 at 12:00 PM (CDT)  |  Recorded On: 09/18/2019
09/18/2019 at 12:00 PM (CDT)  |  Recorded On: 09/18/2019
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