Studies over the past few years have clearly shown that noise levels are rela tively high on tractors, and other farm machinery, and that farmers as a group suffer from noise induced hearing loss (3, 5, 6). Evidence is increasing that noise may also affect man's non-auditory systems and his psychological state (4), but much less research work has been done on this subject, especially at the far...

BACKGROUND Dartmouth Geisel Migrant Health (DGMH) is a medical student group that provides on-site health services for Spanish-speaking dairy workers in rural Vermont and New Hampshire in conjunction with a federally qualified health center (FQHC). STUDY OBJECTIVE This project was undertaken to evaluate and improve the services provided by DGMH and the FQHC and to refine understanding of the ...

BACKGROUND Models of between-farm transmission of pathogens have identified service vehicles and social groups as risk factors mediating the spread of infection. Because of high levels of economic organization in much of the poultry industry, we examined the importance of company affiliation, as distinct from social contacts, in a model of the potential spread of avian influenza among broiler p...

Animal production is a dangerous industry and increasingly reliant on a Latino workforce. Within animal production, little is known about the risks or the occupational hazards of working on farms involved in various aspects of thoroughbred horse breeding. Extant research suggests that horse workers are at risk of musculoskeletal and respiratory symptoms, kicks, and other injuries. However, limi...

PURPOSE Although farm operators have frequent exposure to hazardous noise and high rates of noise-induced hearing loss, they have low use of hearing protection devices (HPDs). Women represent about one-third of farm operators, and their numbers are climbing. However, among published studies examining use of HPDs in this worker group, none have examined gender-related differences. The purpose of...

Accurate exposure assessment to airborne fungi in agricultural environments is essential for estimating the associated occupational health hazards of workers. The objective of this pilot study was to compare personal and stationary sampling for assessing farmers' exposure to airborne fungi in 3 different agricultural confinements located in Ohio, USA (hog farm, dairy farm, and grain farm), usin...

Urbanization and economic development have made global agriculture increasingly differentiated. Many hinterland farms remain largely self-sufficient, while farms closer to markets become increasingly specialized and linked to agribusinesses. Both semi-subsistence and commercialized farms remain family operations, with the few successful investor-owned farms found mainly for livestock and crops ...

Huelga backers plan Easter caravan to Rio Grande valley By BARRY KAPLAN ster from Delano. California were arare arraneiner a caravan to arrive in nro viowinot.ho Vnllnv etviVa Labor movements have traditionally been involved with the processes of law and order. The story of any strike in the dear, dead days of the IWW or the Haymarket rebellion is fraught with stories of arrests, police harrass...