Ag Facts

• Over 700 farmers and ranchers die in work-related accidents yearly.
  
• Another 120,000 agricultural workers suffer disabling injuries from work-related accidents.
  
• Most of the 200-plus deaths among children on farms result from being innocent bystanders or passengers on farm equipment.
  
• Please keep safety first in mind during the upcoming harvest season!
  
  (Source: National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, http://nsc.org/necas/agindus.htm)
  

• Contaminated water is by far the largest environmental killer worldwide with more than 5 millions deaths attributed to poor water quality.
  
  (Source: World Health Organization)