Extension Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington, and Ozaukee Counties will be hosting a Tractor Safety Course for youth ages 12-16 years of age. The course includes eight (8) one-hour virtual meetings on Tuesday evenings (7 pm to 8 pm) and Saturday mornings (9 am to 10 am), April 8-May 1, with an in-person written and […]

2017 Wisconsin Act 59 removed the sunset date of January 1, 2020 on weight related statutes for Implements of Husbandry and Agricultural Commercial Motor Vehicles (Ag CMV) or 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an IoH or Ag CMV to or from a farm related destination. This means the 23,000 pound per axle and […]

The occupational death rate on farms is nearly 800 percent greater than in all other industries combined. The leading cause of farm deaths is tractor rollovers. These incidents cost U.S. agriculture $115 million each year. Operators involved who survive these incidents lose an average of 70 work days, and the cost of a medical care, […]