When Louisa County Farm Bureau secretary Susan Warren felt an earthquake hit last Aug. 23, she wasn’t sure what to do. So she rode the trembler out at her desk before checking to see if everyone was OK.

County and state Farm Bureaus across the nation are making safety a top priority this spring through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program. Participants have designated March 4-10 Agricultural Safety Awareness Week.

When the temperature drops, it is even more important to work safely and take your time.

While you might think the most dangerous animal in the United States is a bear or mountain lion, statistics from the Insurance Information Institute indicate the deadliest animal roaming the country is the white-tailed deer.

September storms caused substantial pre-harvest crop damage in parts of Virginia. We take you to the fields to hear farmers’ stories.

Farm disasters such as disease, feed contamination, fires and floods can come without warning. It’s important to make sure crop, livestock or poultry operations are safe and biosecure.

While Hurricane Irene might have blown the Aug. 23 East Coast earthquake out of the news headlines, it’s still a good idea for Virginia farmers to check their barns and other buildings for structural damage.

The majority of George Copeland’s 1,300-acre corn crop in Charles City County was destroyed on Aug. 27 by winds from Hurricane Irene.

A helping of basic grilling safety can keep a summer gathering from going up in smoke.

Summer activities such as gardening, camping, hiking and simply being outdoors can put you at risk for tick bites and tick-borne diseases.

Because tornadoes can be disastrous, homeowners, businesses and farmers—especially those with livestock—need to have an emergency action plan.

Pulaski County Farm Bureau has organized a tornado relief effort to provide food and clothing to those affected by tornadoes that destroyed or damaged nearly 500 homes on April 8.

The triangular orange and red reflective signs that are sold next to driveway markers aren’t meant to mark your driveway.

It’s still chilly enough to heat some workshops, garages and barns, and safe practices in outbuildings are just as important as they are in the home.

Farming in Fauquier County can be dangerous work. Commuters who use the county as a cut-through on their way to work in Northern Virginia, Washington and Maryland don’t always understand why their trip is sometimes made longer by slow farm machinery.

A burn restriction went into place on Feb. 15 in Virginia. Outdoor burning is prohibited if a fire is in or within 300 feet of woodland, brush or fields containing dry grass or other flammable material.

Across the United States, county and state Farm Bureaus will remind farmers to make safety a top priority this spring through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program. As a part of ASAP, March 6-12 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week.

The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety has resource materials available for parents and grandparents who farm and for operators of agritourism venues.

Damage and injury caused by lightning may not seem as disastrous as hurricanes or tornadoes, but lightning is the second-leading weather killer, behind heat, according to the National Weather Service.