{"id":18,"date":"2009-10-07T11:23:47","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T15:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:43:55","slug":"farm-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21\" style=\"margin: 3px 8px\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2009\/10\/harvesting6.jpg\" alt=\"trucks harvesting potatoes\" width=\"216\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2009\/10\/harvesting6.jpg 216w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2009\/10\/harvesting6-105x75.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,216px\" \/>For questions about farm safety, contact Jason Lilley, Sustainable Agriculture Professional, University of Maine Cooperative Extension: 207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.5983 (in Maine) or <a href=\"mailto:jason.lilley@maine.edu\">jason.lilley@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Programs and Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/tractor-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Tractor Safety Course<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-safety\/tractor-safety-video-training-series\/\">Tractor Safety Video Training Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu\/ePOS\/form=cat.html&amp;cat=96&amp;store=413\">Maine Farm Safety Program fact sheet series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/programs\/farm-safety\/farm-safety-needs-report\/\">Report: Assessing the Farm Safety Needs of Farmers &amp; Farm Workers in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) fact sheets: <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/11e\/\">What Maine People Need to Know About Avian Influenza<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/publications\/10e\/\">What Small Flock Owners in Maine Need to Know About Avian Influenza<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/12e\/\">Safe Disposal of Backyard Poultry Mortalities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/agriculture\/index.shtml\">Maine Department of Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><b>Recent episode of the Maine Farmcast featuring tractor safety:<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/28a451a7\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For questions about farm safety, contact Jason Lilley, Sustainable Agriculture Professional, University of Maine Cooperative Extension: 207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.5983 (in Maine) or jason.lilley@maine.edu. Related Programs and Resources Farm Tractor Safety Course Tractor Safety Video Training Series Maine Farm Safety Program fact sheet series Report: Assessing the Farm Safety Needs of Farmers &amp; Farm Workers in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Farm Safety - Cooperative Extension: Agriculture - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-safety\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farm Safety - Cooperative Extension: Agriculture - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For questions about farm safety, contact Jason Lilley, Sustainable Agriculture Professional, University of Maine Cooperative Extension: 207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.5983 (in Maine) or jason.lilley@maine.edu. 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