Four new presentations and updated training resources available Aug. 18-22
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 14, 2025 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) will host its sixth annual Harvest Safety Week on Aug. 18-22, with the 2025 theme, “Safety First. Harvest Ready.” The week will feature new recorded presentations and materials designed to help grain, feed, and processing facilities, and their farmer customers, prepare for a safe and productive harvest season.
“Safety is one of our cornerstones, and we have always worked to ensure that it remains a primary area of effort as we strive to cultivate healthy workplaces in agriculture,” said Jess McCluer, NGFA Senior Vice President, Safety and Regulatory. “Each year, we dedicate a week to sharing safety resources, and NGFA’s sixth-annual Harvest Safety Week is Aug. 18 through the 22.”
The 2025 program will include four recorded presentations led by industry safety experts:
- Safety Around Ground Storage Piles: Key practices for vehicle traffic control, machine guarding, fall protection, and electrical safety.
- Safety Around Moving Vehicles: Best practices for truck receiving areas, traffic control plans, and mobile equipment operation.
- Hazardous Weather Conditions – Extreme Heat & Cold: How to prevent heat and cold stress and dress appropriately for changing harvest weather.
- Preventing Worker Fatigue During Harvest: Strategies for recognizing and reducing fatigue, plus effective sleep practices.
The Association encourages anyone in the industry to sign up for Harvest Safety Week emails at www.ngfa.org/safety, share the resources on social media using #HSW25, and tag NGFA.
“The goal of Harvest Safety Week – like our other safety-related content – is to make agriculture a safer industry,” McCluer said. “We’re committed to doing whatever we can to boost effective safety awareness and practices. That’s why our theme is ‘Safety First. Harvest Ready.’”
Many of the materials will remain available year-round, thanks to the support of the National Grain and Feed Foundation.
“The more we can boost our awareness and encourage the use of safety best practices, the more our workers will arrive home safely at the end of the day,” McCluer concluded. “And that has always been our industry’s top priority.”
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