The purpose of the 2025 Safeguarding Children in Agriculture: An Updated National Action Plan is to accelerate the translation of emerging knowledge, technologies, and best practices into effective, scalable strategies that protect the safety, health, and well-being of children in agricultural environments. Grounded in current data, evolving agricultural practices, environmental risks, and shifting workforce demographics, this plan aims to foster cross-sector collaboration and innovation. By engaging a broad coalition of stakeholders—from farm families to federal agencies—the plan promotes proactive, evidence-based approaches to reduce injuries and fatalities, ensure safe participation of youth in agriculture, and build sustainable systems of accountability and support for future generations. Safeguarding Children in Agriculture: An Updated National Action Plan offers a framework of goals and strategies for protecting the health and safety of hundreds of thousands of children living, working and visiting on the nation’s 1.9 million agricultural operations, while keeping them involved in agriculture.
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Call to Action: Now is the time to act. Policymakers, educators, safety leaders, and parents each have a vital role in protecting children in agriculture. Align your policies, programs, and practices with the updated National Action Plan to ensure that every child grows up safe, healthy, and supported—on and around the farm. Together, we can build a culture of safety that keeps pace with today’s agricultural realities.