Federal law prohibits children under 16 from using specific equipment on a farm unless their parents or legal guardians own the farm. However, certification received through a Tractor Safety Training ...

Registration for the Farm & Tractor Safety Certification course is now open to anyone age 12, as of the first session, and ...

Farming may be the backbone of our food system, but it’s also one of the most dangerous occupations. According to a Penn State study, 60,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for non-fatal, ...

Paul Becker was about 5 when he first drove a tractor. By the time he was 8 or 9, he and his brother, who was one year older, would spend hours driving in the hills and valleys of the family farm near ...

Tractors that overturn are the leading cause of death within the agriculture industry. They lead to about 130 deaths a year, according to 2015 data from the federal Occupational Safety and Health ...

WASHINGTONVILLE — The Danville FFA chapter, with the cooperation of the Montour Antique Farm Machinery Collector's Association, will sponsor a National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program.

The 4-H Youth Development Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County will offer a Tractor Safety Certification Course in the spring. Youth ages 14 to 16 must have at least 24 hours of ...