Manure Management and Safety
episode of Talking Total Farmer Health
A brief overview of zoonotic disease and pregnancy.
This guidebook is part of the Invest in Your Health “Personal Protective Equipment” curriculum for ag educators. Click “view” to download the PDF. Last Updated: August 2023
Text equivalent of “Invest in Your Health: Heat Related Illness Guidebook” This guidebook is part of the Invest in Your Health “Heat-Related Illness” curriculum for ag educators. Click “view” toRead More
Farmers and agricultural workers are routinely exposed to a wide variety of chemicals. Toxicity Category I and II organophosphates (OPs) and N-methyl carbamates are cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticides commonly used in agriculture to kill insects or prevent them from damaging or destroying crops. Over-exposure to these chemicals results in the inhibition of the enzyme cholinesterase (ChE) which is utilized in the body’s conducting tissue, such as nerve and muscle motor sensory fibers. Acute toxic effects can include confusion, headache, and even loss of consciousness. Severe inhibition of ChE in the body can result in muscle paralysis, respiratory failure, seizures, coma, and death. Currently, there is no practice standard or national medical surveillance program for cholinesterase monitoring.
This is a resource discussing foreign animal disease (FAD) and the impact on farmers’ mental health. Learn how to identify signs of stress and depression, and how to care forRead More
This document contains websites and helplines that might be beneficial to youth who are encountering stressors.