One form of emergency planning for farms, that doesn't get much attention is planning for times when you should have been home but you got stuck somewhere else. Sometimes this can go on for a prolonged period of time. Maybe you had someone lined up but after you left town, they had an emergency of their own. What if your farm sitter gets sick. Now I know that we can not prevent all types of things from happening but maybe with the help of my list, you can avoid some stress and potential … [Read more...]
Farm First Aid Preparedness
Farm First Aid Preparedness I would bet that it's not much of a stretch for you to think of many ways that a farm first aid kit would be needed on a farm in a barn. Tools are sharp, animals get hurt, people get hurt, blood matters and things happen. So why is it that we don't actually keep our first aid kits stocked up until after an injury happens and we needed clean cloth, bandages or antiseptic? In a perfect world this would be one of the first things to stock in the feed room … [Read more...]
