Introduction Most new technology in production agriculture is labor saving and capital intensive. This increases the importance of evaluating the efficiency of asset use. In particular, because they make up a large proportion of assets on most farms, it is important to evaluate land and machinery use (land and machinery made up 46 percent and 20 percent of total assets on Kansas Farm Management...

Incidence rates of injury related to farm machinery were estimated for Athens County, Ohio, using data generated as part of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The study period was 1980 through 1985. The service area of the principal hospital in the county, which participates in NEISS, closely approximates the population of the c...

BACKGROUND Farming is considered to be one of the most dangerous occupations in Canada and internationally, as it often involves work in a high-risk environment due to exposure to such hazards as machinery, large animals and noxious chemicals. The objective of this study was to describe the incidence and nature of farm-related deaths and injuries on British Columbian farms from 1990-2000, with ...