Title: Identify public safety issues pertaining to agricultural operations.
Course: Agricultural Production Technology (18301-I) > Section: Demonstrating Safety Skills in Agricultural Production

Identification should include an awareness of public safety issues pertaining to

- chemical handling
- air emissions/releases (e.g., organic dust)
- surface and ground water contamination/farm runoff
- crop production
- production of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture (e.g., beef, dairy, swine, and poultry)
- animal/hazardous waste disposal
- equipment and livestock transportation
- residues in meat and milk (e.g., pesticides, antibiotics)
- food safety issues (e.g., e-coli outbreaks in lettuce)
- custom hire
- farm-use vehicles
- equipment transportation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can applying fertilizers/pesticides affect the community around a farm?
- What are the dangers of farm runoff?
- What agencies help educate the public about these hazards?
- What are the laws associated with farm-use and off-road vehicles?
- Why is it important to understand laws of nearby states and localities?

Teacher Resources:

- Laws and Regulations that Apply to Your Agricultural Operation by Farm Activity, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Code of Virginia - Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles
- Code of Virginia 52-8.4 et seq
- Code of Federal Regulations 49CFR 390,391,393,395 (Motor Carrier Regulations)