Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 9/30/20

A new, free online training aimed at supervisors of young agricultural workers is available in English and Spanish with a goal to protect younger workers. “Youth working in agriculture are injured more often both fatally and non-fatally than youth working in other industries,” said Diane Rohlman, co-principal investigator on the Training for Supervisors of Young Agricultural Workers project with Shelly Campo, both University of Iowa professors. “We want to protect younger workers.” The training was designed with input from agricultural educators, farmers, producers, supervisors, parents, and agricultural safety and health professionals.

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