Success StoryProgressive Agriculture Safety Day



Progressive Agriculture Safety Day

Author: Christan Miracle

Planning Unit: Marion County CES

Major Program: Farm Management

Plan of Work: Creating Agriculture Awareness

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Progressive Agriculture Safety Day is an event that teaches 4th grade students from Marion County about being safe in their community, home, and on the farm. Out rural community is in need of a program such as this to ensure youth have the proper skill set to stay safe while on the farm. During this event each child had the opportunity to visit several station to learn safe behaviors when they are faced with different scenarios. Some of the stations included equipment safety, electrical safety, water safety, grain bin safety, firearm safety, internet safety, and several more. The grain bin safety session is one that is particularly important for our community as we lost a fellow farmer a few years ago due to a grain bin accident. Students are given the opportunity during this station to try to pull a toy figurine trapped in a barrel of grain to show the difficulty that is present in a real life situation. A strong take home message of being aware of your surroundings is captured in this lesson. Another station that is very popular for students is the electrical safety demonstration. A crew from the local electric co-op brings a demo trailer out to show students what can happen when something touch a live electrical line. This event could not be possible without the help of many local businesses and organizations. Marion Co. FFA members are present to help with the flow of students throughout the day and some even help teach sessions. Organizations such as Farm Bureau and the Conservation District send Board members out to help with sessions as well. This program would not be possible without the financial sponsorship and helping hands from this community. This field day is able to impact many students since it is open to all 4th grade students in Marion Co. In 2018 we had 302 total participants. We are also able to have a diverse group by having 252 white, 18 African American, 1 American Indian, 3 Asian, 7 Mixed Race, and 21 Hispanic students. We also pulled a large number of volunteers in from the community to help with the project totaling 87. Overall this program is a huge success for our county by teaching the students to be safe in their surroundings. Students will be able to use the lessons they learned from this program for their entire life. 






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