Use The Off-Season To Focus On Farm Safety

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ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. It's just a part of life, but when you have visitors come to your farm or orchard, the risk inherently doubles or triples — as does your liability. See page 12 to catch some legal advice for the agritourism industry."If there is a serious injury whether as part of a regular farm or an agritourism activity, there will be negative consequences for the farm," said Marsha Salzwedel, agricultural youth safety specialist with the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS). "Attendance can go down; sometimes you get sued. Depending on what happens, this can close down the farm or operation."