Farming and Fatigue: CQUniversity Partners with Producers to Build Smarter Safety Strategies
Description
Fatigue on-farms, an Australian-first initiative to improve fatigue management on farms has heard directly from busy primary producers about how they prioritise rest, safety and productivity. CQUniversity researchers are compiling the practical advice for farmers, with farmers input from across dairy, cotton, eggs and grains sectors. In collaboration with the Rural Safety & Health Alliance (RSHA), the Farming and Fatigue: Growing Sensible Solutions project aims to help industry measure and manage fatigue. By merging frontline agricultural insights with cutting-edge research, this project aims to deliver comprehensive, user-friendly guidance on fatigue management tailored to the unique demands of farming.
Partners
Rural Safety & Health Alliance (RSHA)
AgriFutures Australia
Australian Eggs
Australian Wool Innovation
Australian Pork Ltd
Cotton Research and Development Corporation
Dairy Australia
Grains Research and Development Corporation
Impact
An Australian-first initiative to improve fatigue management on farms has heard directly from busy primary producers about how they prioritise rest, safety and productivity. CQUniversity researchers are compiling the practical advice for farmers, with farmers – with input from across dairy, cotton, eggs and grains sectors.
The project is creating useful guides to highlight causes, impacts and management strategies for fatigue on farms – and launching a new survey to grow understanding of farmers’ experiences.
Amy Cosby is part of the project team from CQUniversity’s Agri-tech Education and Extension team as well as a dairy farmer and busy mum in Victoria’s Gippsland region.
She says the research is a first for the Australian agriculture sector and importantly, works with farmers to highlight effective habits for rest and wellbeing.
CQUniversity’s Appleton Institute, and its Agricultural Education and Extension team, are working with AgHealth Australia at The University of Sydney to deliver the research. By merging frontline agricultural insights with cutting-edge research, this project aims to deliver comprehensive, user-friendly guidance on fatigue management tailored to the unique demands of farming.
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