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Safety Requirements Could Reduce Farm Vehicle Crashes by 50%

A new study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health has found that traffic accidents involving farm vehicles in the Midwest would decrease by more than 50 percent if state policies required more lighting and reflection on those …

Illinois Farm Deaths at Lowest Level in 35 Years

The number of laborers and others killed in accidents on Illinois farms is falling. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the number of fatalities in the 12 months ending June 30 was the lowest in 35 years. According to the insurance …