1061 - Sustainable Agriculture | ||
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1061.1) | 125 |
Number of those indicating an increased awareness of sustainable agriculture practices |
1061.2) | 100 |
Number of producers that implemented sustainable practices as a result of participating in Extension programs |
Author: Allison Lewis
Major Program: Sustainable Agriculture
The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety reported in 2016 that every day about 33 children are injured in agriculture-related accidents and every three days, a child dies in an agriculture-related incident. Among household youth on farms, injury rates increased in 2014 for youth 10-19 years. From 2003 to 2010, among workers younger than 16 years, the number of worker fatalities in agriculture were consistently higher than in all non-agricultural indu