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Impact Report

For plan Agronomic Crop and Improved Pasture System Development (Roosevelt County)
Date October 27, 2009, 9:36 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Progressive Agriculture Safety Day is a nationally sponsored hands-on learning activity to help youth in rural communities gain exposure to the potential dangers found in and around agriculture. This activity is targeted toward third grade students from Curry, Quay, Roosevelt, New Mexico and Parmer County, Texas and is held on an annual basis in the fall. Progressive Ag Safety Day is an outstanding demonstration of how multiple agencies come together in a region to plan and implement a program that has great educational and safety implications. Participating agencies are local Cooperative Extension Offices, Eastern New Mexico Rural Telephone Cooperative, Home Health Care Agencies, Local Fire and Police Departments, Curry County Farm and Livestock Bureau, New Mexico State Parks Department, McDonald’s, Farmer’s Electric, and the Curry County Health Department. The safety day is designed with learning stations based on a variety of real life scenarios so that students can gain the knowledge of how to deal with a situation if it arises. Students are exposed to learning stations about fire safety, ATV safety, chemical look-a-likes, electrical safety, lawnmower safety, grain entrapment, water safety, firearm safety, and using 911. This agent is now a co-coordinator for this program and is responsible for overall program implementation and management. Typically 1,500 students, teachers, volunteers, and instructors participate in this two day event. The program has actually received national attention from other safety day coordinators because of its format. The Curry/Roosevelt Camp has the largest single day attendance of any program in the country. This is a major undertaking that would not be possible without cooperation and teamwork. Students that leave this program are aware of the potential dangers connected with agriculture and are better prepared to make intelligent decisions when emergencies arrive.