Agriculture remains the most dangerous industry in the United States, with 417 fatalities reported in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fall harvest is one of the busiest and potentially dangerous times of the year for agriculture. National Farm Safety and Health Week, observed Sept. 21-25 this year, highlights safety and health practices for farmers and agricultural workers. The 2026 theme is “Safety today. Success tomorrow.”

The annual observance was initiated by the National Safety Council and has been proclaimed by every sitting U.S. president since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. The National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, the agricultural partner of the National Safety Council, leads the observance.

Each day of National Farm Safety and Health Week focuses on a specific safety or health topic. The National Education Center for Agricultural Safety is hosting webinars and providing resources focused on safe farm practices.

On Sept. 21 the focus is equipment and rural roadway safety, with webinars addressing safer rural routes and communities at Noon and the use of personal stories in rural roadway safety education at 2 p.m.

Health and wellness is the focus Sept. 22, with webinars covering conversations about safe storage of lethal means during mental health struggles at Noon, occupational noise exposure in agriculture at 2 p.m. and the effects of fatigue on agricultural workers and productivity at 4 p.m.

Generations of farming is the focus Sept. 23. A webinar will address how personal experiences can be used to strengthen farm safety and well-being.

Confined spaces are the focus Sept. 24, with webinars covering confined-space safety in agriculture at Noon, increasing awareness of confined-space hazards at 2 p.m. and rural disaster resilience at 4 p.m.

The event concludes Sept. 25 with a focus on cancer prevention. Webinars will address women's health on the farm at Noon and cancer knowledge, exposure beliefs and prevention behaviors in Iowa agricultural communities at 2 p.m.

Registration for the webinars is available through the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety's 2026 National Farm Safety and Health Week webinar program.

Source: Georgia Farm Bureau, "Observe National Farm Safety and Health Week 2026"