by Doug Mayo | Aug 11, 2017
Today, August 11 is “National 811 Day,” so it is only fitting to share an Ag-Safety reminder to “Call or Click Before You Dig.” There are pipelines and utility lines buried all over the place in rural areas. In fact, there are more than 1,250...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 21, 2017
There are approximately two million farms in the U.S. There are also approximately 900,000 kids who live on farms, and more than half (51%) work on the farms where they live. Farms annually hire an additional 265,000 youth workers. Farms, however, are a dangerous...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 21, 2017
This week’s feature video highlights a handy innovation for farmers and ranchers. A tool that allows you to uses your ladder and chainsaw as a portable sawmill. Norwood Sawmills makes the PortaMill that landowners can use to convert logs into valuable lumber...
by Ian Small | Feb 24, 2017
Ian Small, UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist, NFREC Quincy, and Jeff Clack, Hypro Pentair Flow Technologies There is no shortage of new technologies being marketed to improve the efficiency of farming operations. The most cost effective place to start is with the basics, or...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 3, 2017
This week’s the featured video is not a pleasant topic, but it is a message that needs to be shared with every farmer, family member, and farm worker who may work with loose grain and feeds stored in bulk bins. Bulk grain and feed bins, or large grain carts can...
by Les Harrison | Jan 27, 2017
Serpentine belts are a critical component in connection of the cooling system, air conditioning system, charging system, and engine. This belt, which snakes around the outside of the engine, serves a crucial role in functional operations of many types of motorized...
