Each year I-CASH designates funds for community grants targeted at
the prevention of farm-related injury to young people. This year the Youth
Grant Committee recommended tractor safety, ATV safety, rural health,
and water safety as focus areas. We are pleased to announce the following
recipients for 2005 and their projects:
• Adair County Wing Walkers 4-H Club -
Farm Safety Scavenger Hunt.
The 4-H Club will present hands-on farm safety demonstrations in the Adair
County 4th grade classrooms, followed by a farm safety scavengerhunt on
a local farm.
• Washington County Extension Service
– Tractor and Farm Machinery Course.
Following the certification course, an interactive display will be created
and used at local events to educate youth and adults about tractor and
farm machinery safety.
• Sioux County Extension/Dordt College/Sioux Center
Community
Hospital and Health Center AgriSafe Department – Tractor
and Farm Equipment Safety and Certification.
This certification course is aimed at youth from Sioux County and surrounding
counties. Participants will develop skills by participating in hands-on
instruction with tractors and farm equipment, as well as learn basic farm
safety.
• Orange City Health System – ATV
Safety Awareness Program.
An ATVSafety Institute certified instructor will present information at
three area middle school assemblies, reaching over 1000 students. The
project will also include display boards and protective equipment to be
shown at the assemblies and at local events.
• Wright County Agricultural Extension District
– Mid-Iowa Day Camp for Agricultural Youth Safety.
A collaborative effort between four ISU County Extension offices, this
agricultural safety day camp will reach youth in grades 4-7 from a four
county area.
• AgriSafe Rural Neighbors, Butler, Franklin and Grundy
Counties– ATV Safety.
A photo contest for 4-H and FFA members will provide the safe ATV images
to develop a 12-month ATV safety calendar. Calendars will then be distributed
to farm families with youth to provide a daily reminder of the 12 rules
of ATV safety.
• Clarke County Extension – Clarke
County Agricultural Safety Training.
This collaborative project between Clarke County Extension and the Osceola
Vocational Agricultural program will provide safety education for students
in grades K-8. The project will also provide tractor and farm safety certification
for youth.
• Keosauqua FFA – Tractor Talk.
This project involves the construction of a display box that provides
hands-on learning about tractor safety. The display box will be used at
area farm safety day programs and at other local events.
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