Areas with the greatest need for safety training are given top priority when day camp sites are chosen. Once approved, the community sends a representative to a Coordinator Training Session. Held in central locations across the country, these sessions give local coordinators all the tools needed to successfully promote, produce and execute a Progressive Farmer Farm Safety Day Camp. Progressive Farmer also operates a toll-free number to answer questions and help coordinators with problems specific to their camp. Costs to produce an individual day camp depend on the extent of activities planned.
Some camps charge a small fee for each camper.
Others ask for donations from local businesses. Coordinators are encouraged to involve all area groups or individuals who are involved in farming or farm-related activities to help with the camp. Running a Farm Safety Day Camp is a big responsibility for the local coordinators. But when they hear the children talk about what they learned at the end of the day, it's all worth it.