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Local Teens Complete 4-H Tractor Safety Certification
Course Offered by CCE Lewis
Published: May 14, 2022 at
10:30 a.m.
By: Media Release from Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Lewis County
Pictured Left to Right: Joe Bush (instructor), Darrian Brown, Hunter
Zawisza, Dawson Jones, Nolan Brownell, Nathan Virkler,
Amos Bush; Seated on tractor Jacob Davis and standing on tractor Dakota Maciejko.
4-H Tractor Safety Certification Course
On Saturday May
7th a group of teens who have been studying safe operating of machinery and
practicing the operation passed their driving test and written exam to
complete the 4H Tractor Safety Certification course given by Certified
Instructor Joe Bush, Lowville offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Lewis County. The Hazardous Occupation in Agricultural Law requires that
youth ages 14 to 16 must have at least 10 hours of tractor safety
instruction to drive a tractor on a farm other than that owned by their
parents.
Youth
participants were Nolan Brownell of Mannsville,
Darrian Brown of Turin, Jacob Davis of Boonville, Dawson Jones of Lowville,
Dakota Maciejko of Constableville,
Nathan Virkler of Beaver Falls and Hunter Zawisza
of Boonville.
With community
support these youth were able to fulfill their requirements by attending
classes at the following locations: White’s Farm Supply, Logan’s Equipment
and Cazenovia Equipment who generously donated time and equipment to help
educate youth about safety, on-farm hazards, and the general safety and
operation of farm equipment.
As the students
were visiting each of the different tractor equipment facilities, Nolan
Brownell said “he definitely enjoyed learning all the basic parts of a
tractor and seeing different kinds of tractors”.
White’s Farm
Supply generously supplied the tractor for testing day and the course was
set up at the Northern NY Farmer’s Market which allowed for a great area
for the youth to complete their driving, safety check list and written
test. Refreshments that day were compliments of Richard P. Bush and Joseph
P. Bush. This course is design to teach farm safety to youth and the basics
of tractor driving. Darrian Brown stated that “he learned what not to do
with his tractor”.
Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Lewis County 4H Program appreciates the continued
support of the local ag community to keep this very fundamental educational
safety program going and the dedication of 4H Volunteer, Joe Bush for
taking the time to educate our farm youth. For more information on this or
other 4H Youth Development Programs please call 315-376-5270 or email lewis@cornell.edu
or see our website at ccelewis.org.
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