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Farm safety lessons available for Iowans
The Gazette Opinion Staff
May. 23, 2011 3:16 pm
The farm is a great place to raise kids, but it can also be a dangerous one. Almost 700 kids died on farms in the United States between 1995 and 2000. In 2006, more than 3,500 children were injured on the farm.
I am an outreach coordinator for Farm Safety 4 Just Kids. I travel the state teaching farm safety to youths and their families.
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids was founded nearly 25 years ago by Marilyn Adams, who lost her 11-year-old son in a farm accident. Today the organization has more 120 chapters across the nation and Canada, as well as nine outreach coordinators, like myself.
Because of ADM's sponsorship, I can do these demonstrations for free! My job is to spread the farm safety message in the hopes of keeping kids safe on the farm.
If you would like me to address farm safety with your business, organization or at an upcoming event, contact me at (319) 231-0278 or macykrug@iastate.edu.
Macy Krug
La Porte City
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