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He’s up with the sun, working all day in fields with wide horizons. At day’s end, he puts away his machines, feeds his animals and goes home with the sunset. A farmer’s life is physically taxing, but runs in harmony with nature’s usually gentle cycles, many of us believe.
But the farmer also breathes in dust, is often alone in his fields working with heavy, sophisticated equipment, and many times must alter his planting schedules to match the whims of weather and federal controls.
Farming is one of Virginia's most dangerous occupations.
“Farmers must deal with a variety of potential hazards in carrying out their essential role as producers of food and fiber,” Commissioner $5. Mason Carbaugh, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, said. “Farm Safety Week, which begins July 25, offers an important opportunity annually to reevaluate personal safeguards."
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