IN AN EMERGENCY…Dial 9-1-1 to summon local authorities (ambulance, police, fire)…For the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline, dial 9-8-8.If you wish to learn more about the ag health and safety organizations that are endorsing the campaign, go to the Health/Safety Project page. The logos all have links.If you’d like to contribute to the campaign, you can go to our dedicated pages at Go Fund Me or GiveSendGo, or you can email me directly if you have related questions.If you have a personal story to share related to safety and health on the farm, a suggestion for a topic to cover, or just feedback, I’d like to hear it. Please email to connect.Rural Health Information Hub: A site operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services listing state, multi-state, and national resources for rural health.SAMHSA National Helpline: Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment and referral information service in English and Spanish for mental health and substance use disorders.Farm Resource Center: A not-for-profit agency providing services to rural families in crisis. 24-hour hot line.Other sites related to agriculture...AgrAbility: Through education and assistance, AgrAbility helps to enable farmers, ranchers, and other farm workers with disabilities to continue their work in agriculturegriculture Future of America: A Kansas City-based nonprofit providing academic scholarships, career planning, and leadership training to students who want to work in agriculture.American Farmland Trust: A nonprofit, membership-based group dedicated to preservation of farmland and to promoting sustainable farming practices.Center for Rural Affairs: A private, nonprofit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities.Feeding America: Nonprofit food bank network.The Hand That Feeds Us: A nonprofit “educational resource for urban media on the importance of U.S. agriculture to the security and future of our country. The project provides information relevant to our nation’s farming industry, while also seeking to combat the current misinformation campaigns about food prices and renewable fuels.”Heifer International: Nonprofit that helps people in developing countries by providing them with livestock so they can become more self-sufficient.Howard G. Buffett Foundation: Its primary mission is to “catalyze transformational change, particularly for the world’s most impoverished and marginalized populations.” Funding is invested in food security, conflict mitigation, and public safety.National FFA Organization: Dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.Progressive Agriculture Foundation: Nonprofit founded to help make farm and ranch life safer and healthier for all children through education and training.Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center: Works to support a healthy and safe agricultural workforce through research and outreach. Training, resources, and more.
USDA: Home page of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Here are links to sites relevant to the 2025 Farm
Safety/Health campaign, as well as others that might