You do not need to enter children’s information online. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-youth-safety-day-being-safe-on-farms-and-outdoors-tickets-625674097067 Please register as the adult/parent and put your name on each requested ticket.

Farms and rural areas can be rewarding areas to work and play, but they also can be hazardous. About 100 youth die on farms annually. Join us for an action-packed morning of engaging activities designed to teach our youth ages 8-18 years old how to be safe! Topics for demonstrations and discussions include:

• Poisonous Plants & Other environmental hazards
• ATV Safety
• PTO, Tractor & Equipment Safety
• First Aid/Emergency
• Sun Safety
• Shop Hazards
• Animal Handling
• Firearms Safety
• Hidden Hazards
• Hand Signals
• and Much More

See sheriff’s department helicopter up close (weather permitting)!

Fee is for youth only. One Adult can accompany each young person free of charge.

Enter CHECK in Promo code to pay by check at the event for group payments.

Great instructors and equipment displays. Participants will get a T-shirt, hat and other goodies.

Information: Rod Greder, Sustainable Agriculture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, 941-861-9810 or rgreder@ufl.edu.

If you require special accommodations to attend one of our events, please send advance notice to 941-861-9900 or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu.