FAIRFIELD— University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Kennebec County Farm Bureau and Hammond Tractor will sponsor a five-session 4-H Tractor Safety Course from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Hammond Tractor, 216 Center Road.
Classes will be held consecutive Tuesdays. The final session, April 28, will include a written exam and tractor-driving course. Instructors are Jeff Bragg, co-owner of Rainbow Valley Farm in Sidney; Neal Caverly, owner of Flood Brothers Farm in Clinton; Cliff Kramer, owner of Kramer’s Inc., in Sidney; and Karen Hatch Gagne, UMaine Extension 4-H educator, according to a news release from the Extension. Participants will be instructed how to safely handle tractors and equipment, to identify hazards and to minimize chances of accidents. It is open to interested adults and youth; priority will be given to youth 14 to 16 years old. The course is required for 14- and 15-year-olds operating farm equipment for hire on farms other than their own, according to the release. A federal Certificate of Training will be issued upon successful completion.
The $20 fee includes all materials and snacks; pre-registration is required. For more information, or to request a disability accommodation or registration form, contact Gagne or Diana Hartley at 622-7546, 800-287-1481 (in Maine), karen.h.gagne@maine.edu or diana.hartley@maine.edu.
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