Ag Safety event

Columbus Community Hospital's Occupational Health Services is proud to host the Ag Safety event on Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Ag Park in Columbus, NE. This event invites local agriculture works from Columbus and surrounding communities to join and participate in various ag-related presentations and demonstrations. It is free and open to the public!

Schedule of events:

• 7:30 a.m.: Occupational Health Services screenings (available throughout the day)
• 8:30 a.m.: Welcome from Governor Jim Pillen (coffee and rolls sponsored by Union Bank and Trust)
• 9 a.m.: Surviving to thriving with an injury in the ag industry by Rick Lemp
• 9:30 a.m.: Pesticide recertification by Bruno Patias Lena, UNL extension
• 11:30 a.m.: Free lunch, sponsored by GPS Bank
• Noon: The Fed: Outlook regarding ag-related interest rates by Nathan Kaufman, Federal Reserve
• 1:30 p.m.: Farm succession planning by Allan Vyhnalek, UNL extension, along with panel speakers
  • ​Troy Carruthers and Andrew Fisher, Farm Bureau
  • Clark Grant, attorney
  • Union Bank & Trust, trust officer
  • Pat Garrett, Pinnacle Bank and Trust
• 3 p.m.: Beef quality assurance (BQA) certification by Ryan Loseke, Loseke Veterinary Services

Event Highlights

Truck Driver Physicals: Dr. Vilma Rodriguez-Cline will be available to perform truck driver physicals during the event for $50 per exam. To schedule an appointment, call 402-562-4480.

Health Screenings: Many other health screenings will be available for free or at a reduced cost.

• FREE bone mineral density screenings.
• FREE blood pressure screenings. 
• FREE paraffin wax hand dips.
• FREE vision screening.

Additional Screenings:

• Fasting wellness profile - $62.
• Prevnar 20 vaccinations - $250. 
• Tdap vaccinations - $47.

Central Valley Ag will offer a mini-demonstration on grain bin safety and anhydrous safety.

Other informational booths include:

• Ag-Spray Equipment FIMCO
• Alpha Media
• Bayer Crop Science – KEKALB/Asgrow
• Behlen Manufacturing
• Central Valley Ag.
• Clay Hills Ag.
• Columbus Dermatology Clinic - Dr. Dillon Clarey
• Columbus Telegram
• Cornhusker Public Power
• Daniels Produce
• Eagle Eye Drone Services
• East Central District Health Department
• Farm Credit Services of America
• Farmers Pride - Battle Creek
• Frontier Coop
• GPS Bank
• Hilger Agri-Natural
• Legal Aid of Nebraska
• Loup Public Power
• Morton Building - Norfolk
• Nebraska Department of Agriculture
• Pinnacle Bank
• Platte Valley Equipment
• Union Bank and Trust

For more information about the event, please call 402-562-4480.