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Day Camps

Farm safety day camps provide youth an opportunity to learn about agricultural hazards and injury prevention. The mission of the camp program is to teach youth about rural dangers; however the campers do not have to be farm children to benefit from the educational sessions. Injuries from horses, livestock, ponds, lawn mowers and electricity can occur to anyone, not just farm kids. Campers learn in a fun, interactive way the consequences of poor judgement around power machinery, flowing grain, and livestock. Hands-on demonstrations enforce the safety messages to youth that they will never be able to over power a machine, hold on during a tractor roll-over, or escape from flowing grain.

This year marks the 11th year of a state program that educates youth about farm dangers. To date, approximately 15,000 Ohio youth have attended sessions that focus on rural safety—everyone, including the adult volunteers, have fun by interacting with one another, all in an effort to be reminded of safety.

For more information about camps, please contact Amy Beaudreault at 614-292-0588.

Farm Safety Camp 2008 Locations:

 

 Putnam County

            Date:              April 15 & 16

            Place:             Ruth Gerding Farm

            Contact:         Ruth Gerding

                                    419-523-5608

 

Morrow County

            Date:              May TBA

            Place:             Morrow County Fairgrounds

            Contact:         Becky Barker

                                    419-947-1070

Wood County

Date:               May TBA

Place:              Agriculture Incubator Foundation.

Contact:          David Little

                                     419-833-6014

 

Ross County

            Date:               May 15

            Place:              Ross County Fairgrounds

            Contact:          David Mangione

                                     740-702-3200

 

Monroe County

            Date:               Late September

            Place:              Beallsville Elementary School

            Contact:          Bruce Zimmer

                                    740-472-0810

 

Belmont County

            Date:              September 26

            Place:             TBA

            Contact:         Stephen Schumacker

                                    740-695-1455

 

 
 


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