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, ...

Spending long days in their fields, barns and orchards alongside their family and workers, farmers always have health and safety top of mind – and even more so now as the nation works together to stem ...

Farm workers are at risk from kidney disease due to heat and chemical exposure Workers on a grape farm had high levels of toxic metals in their blood The metals were linked to signs of kidney injury, ...

WASHINGTON — Immigrant farm workers would get a raft of new protections under a Biden administration proposal that was set to be announced Tuesday, which would boost safety requirements on farms and ...

Dairy farms are often portrayed as quaint and bucolic. But on the ground, the dairy industry is among the most hazardous to work in — the combination of heavy machinery, thousands of large animals, ...

Labor Department seeks to repeal 60+ workplace safety regulations Proposals include removing wage and safety protections Home health and migrant farm workers face major impacts Critics warn changes ...

BOISE, Idaho — A local non-profit is helping farm workers stay safe in harsh conditions, with a creative twist: safety bandanas. The Idaho Organization of Resource Councils (IORC) partnered with Nampa ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s top agricultural counties conducted just one safety inspection for every 146 times pesticides were ...

A legal migrant farm worker was fatally injured while working at a major sweet potato farm in Nash County, marking the second such death at the same farm in just over two years. Daniel de la Cruz, a ...

A trade union in the UK is calling for a review of health and safety standards in Scotland's salmon farming sector, the BBC reported. Figures obtained from the UK Health and Safety Executive show that ...