COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Congratulations to the winners of NYCAMH’s 2024 Farm Safety Art Contest! The annual contest, hosted by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH), garnered 48 entries from youth across the state. “This art contest is a great opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge of agriculture safety while also providing a creative outlet to express themselves” shared Dahlia Sheehan-Yassin, Outreach Coordinator at NYCAMH, “I look forward to reviewing the submissions each year!”
This year’s competition was open to print and digital entries. The final scores for entries were based on the safety content, overall design, and text. Submissions revolved around the theme “One Seat, One Rider”, emphasizing the importance of safe practices when operating or riding on agricultural or recreational equipment.
Runovers are one of the leading causes of fatalities on farms, and allowing extra riders on equipment contributes to that. Additional riders on equipment may not have a secure place to sit and may not be protected by rollover protective structures. Extra riders can also alter equipment stability and distract or impair the operator. Eight participating classrooms opted to invite Agricultural Safety Educator, Sarah Welsh, to present a supplemental lesson about the hazards of allowing extra riders.
The winners are as follows:
5th-8th grade:
1st Place Print Entry – Kenleigh VanWinkle, Oneida County
2nd Place Print Entry – Elizabeth Brush, Montgomery County
1st Place Digital Entry – Lyla Lincourt, Otsego County
9th-12th grade:
1st Place Print Entry – Marvin Mendez, Washington County
2nd Place Print Entry – Emerson Lopez, Washington County
1st Place Digital Entry – Sophia Robinson, Erie County
2nd Place Digital Entry – Graham Van Ormer, Oneida County
Photos of the winning entries can be found on the NYCAMH Website at https://www.nycamh.org/news.php?id=1032.
To learn more about NYCAMH programs related to farm safety, visit www.nycamh.org. NYCAMH, a program of Bassett Healthcare Network, is enhancing agricultural and rural health by preventing and treating occupational injury and illness.
–Christina Day
The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health – NYCAMH
