Chemical safety, equipment use, finance and weather all stood out as top stressors among Midwestern farmers who responded to a recent University of Iowa survey. Researchers with the university’s College of Public Health analyzed responses from 540 Midwestern farmers — in Iowa as well as Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Ohio — whom they asked to share perspectives regarding hazards and stressors associated with their work.Nearly half the respondents identified farm chemicals as a key concern, and requested information on how to handle, store and use the chemicals safety, the researchers said.
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Thomas Friestad, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Mon, 02/24/2020 - 12:40pm
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