Elgin FFA Host Farm Safety Program
Elementary Students Attend Farm Safety Program
by Phil Simpson
September 22, 2008
Elgin FFA Chapter members and students in Ag education classes from Elgin High school hosted a farm safety program on Friday, September 19th. Kindergarten thru sixth grade students from St. Boniface and Elgin Public Elementary attended the event.
Various stations covering farm safety were explored by the youngsters. The topics being presented by the high school students were tractor safety, chemical safety, grain bin/auger/ gravity wagon safety, lawn mower/weed eater safety, fire safety, ATV safety, and animal safety. The farm safety event was planned by the Elgin FFA Chapter to raise farm safety awareness with the youngsters during National Farm Safety Week. According to Mr. Simpson Elgin High Agricultural Educator, “We need to hold events like this to educate our community’s youth on various dangers on the farm. With harvest just around the corner it is important to remind these young people of dangers that could be present.” All together there were 151 youth from the two schools that attended the event, with nearly 20 high school students helping present the program.
A.J. Braband
