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Farming about training people and creating machines to work smarter | Opinion

Farmers in the United States struggle to find enough workers to help on the farm, especially during busy times like harvest season. Many of these jobs are only available for part of the year, and the ...
Farm Progress

Keep farm youth safe: Why safety training is so crucial

As the summer of 2026 approaches, providing comprehensive safety training to young and inexperienced agricultural workers is ...
AG Week

Teens gain confidence for tractor driving and on-farm work through Extension training

PRESTON, Minn. — Teenagers will return to their home farms this summer knowing more about tractor safety and how to minimize their risk of common farm hazards. University of Minnesota Extension's ...
Times Union

The organization helping new farmers get started upstate

A group photo from a CRAFT event at Rise & Root Farm in 2023. The network connects experienced and novice farmers to enhance educational opportunities. Farming in the Hudson Valley can be more ...
Daily Herald

COD awarded $650k USDA grant to expand urban agriculture training

College of DuPage’s Horticulture program has secured a $650,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to expand sustainable urban farming ...
AG Week

Farm and rural injury prevention training to be held in eastern North Dakota

AMENIA, N.D. — A training program focused on reducing rates of agricultural injury and property loss in rural communities is coming to eastern North Dakota. Rural Firefighters Deliver Ag Safety and ...