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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Keeping Cool: How Farmers Can Stay Safe In Rising Temperatures
Description: When temperatures rise we often think of how our livestock will be affected, but we tend to forget about the ones who put the food on our tables. When heat strikes it is important for farmers to be taking care of themselves to prevent injury or harm. Melissa Ploeckelman Brown is the Outreach Specialist for the National Farm Medicine Center and talks about the best prevention tactics to keep yourself safe in the heat as well as others. For instance, Heat illness is anytime a person’s body reacts to the heat and feels sick. Heat stress is w...