Going to a wide variety of farms and interacting with farm owners, managers and workers, helps to keep our farm services and educational programming relevant and responsive to present-day needs in the industry. Most of our services are free. Our educators are available for trainings or consultations, either in person, virtually or over the phone, always at a time convenient for you.
We offer trainings on a variety of safety topics. We will customize trainings to suit your farm operation and match you with the right safety specialist for your needs.
The Northeast Center is not a regulatory organization. We help farms comply with the standards; we don’t enforce them.
Farm Safety Programs
Youth Programming
Chainsaw Safety: Game of Logging
Training for Trainers: Northeast Agricultural Safety and Health Coalition
Posters & Booklets
Raise the Bar | Install a ROPS
The National ROPS Rebate Program was developed with farmers to make it easier and more affordable to prevent injuries and deaths due to tractor overturns. The program provides farm owners with:
- A rebate of about 70% (amounts vary by state) for the entire cost of retrofitting a tractor with a rollover protective structure (ROPS), also known as a rollbar
- Guidance and technical support for choosing the correct ROPS
Meet Our Safety Specialists
Our team is experienced, friendly and down to earth. Many of our trainers have lived and worked on farms, or are farmers themselves. We care deeply about our agricultural communities. Contact us to learn more or to schedule a training.
Tito Chavez
Agricultural Safety Specialist
Tito Chavez is a long-time resident of the Finger Lakes region of New York and holds an associate’s degree in Viticulture and Enology. Before joining the NYCAMH team, Tito worked as a winemaker and farm labor contractor, experiences that deepened his understanding of the industry from production and workforce perspectives. With a strong background in grape and wine production, he brings a unique blend of technical knowledge and cultural understanding to his work with diverse ag communities.
Christina Day
Farm Services Navigator
A former 4-H educator, Christina now serves as our farm services navigator. She’s helping farmers find the right resources, think through their plans, and making sure their voices are heard by bring their biggest concerns back to NYCAMH so we can work on relevant solutions. She grew up on a NY dairy and hay farm and got a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science from Cornell University. She serves on the New York Agriculture in the Classroom advisory committee and is a member of the class 2018 of LEAD NY, and intensive leadership program focused on food systems, agriculture and natural resources.
Anna Meyerhoff
Senior Bilingual Agricultural Safety & Education Coordinator
Anna develops and delivers farm safety and emergency response trainings as well as other safety trainings. As the Northeast Center’s senior bilingual ag educator, Anna is able to deliver trainings in both Spanish and English on a broad spectrum of topics. She received a BA in Spanish from SUNY Geneseo, grew up on her family’s dairy farm, and has lived and studied abroad in Central America.
Erik Merrell
Agricultural Safety Educator
Erik comes to NYCAMH with a strong agricultural background and has worked as a paramedic for over 20 years. He has dedicated many years to agricultural safety education in various capacities, including working with the Northeast Center and NYCAMH as a contractor to provide our on-farm EMS and fire safety trainings. He has been a certified FARMEDIC instructor since 2011 and a New York State Fire Instructor since 2023.
Sarah Welsh
Agricultural Safety Educator
Sarah typically leads our youth-focused outreach and education programming.