tractor safety

Youth Tractor Certification Course Returns

May 6, 2026

To prepare youth for the upcoming summer farm season, Food + Farm Exploration Center is now enrolling youth ages 12-17 for its June Youth… Read More

April 29, 2025

Madison College Watertown Campus offered a comprehensive tractor safety course again this spring tailored for youth aged 12-15 years… Read More

April 23, 2024

As days get warmer, the itch to hit the field gets stronger. It’s springtime in Wisconsin, which means planting season is getting… Read More

June 8, 2023

Tractor safety courses are an important part of the summer for youth and adults who will be operating any machinery whether it’s on… Read More

August 19, 2022

In 1943, University of Wisconsin Extension Safety Specialists began compiling an annual Wisconsin Farm-Related Fatality Report. … Read More

July 5, 2022

Tractor and machinery safety courses are in full swing for the summer, but the program is expecting to see some changes. Heidi Johnson is… Read More

May 26, 2022

Tractors are the No. 1 cause of fatal injuries to children on farms, and yet it’s been a tradition for young children to ride as… Read More

June 25, 2021

Farm safety, including tractor and machinery safety, is of utmost importance especially when it comes to youth being involved on the farm…. Read More

May 25, 2021

Each year the Wisconsin FFA state safe tractor operators contest is held in conjunction with Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. The case will… Read More