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Florence Becot

  • Nationwide Insurance Early Career Professor of Agricultural Safety and Health, Penn State University
  • Writer, Freelance
State College
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2025 Pennsylvania Farm Fatal Injury Summary

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By Florence Becot, Justin Darlington
| Keeping It Green
Number of farm fatalities In 2025, there were 19 known agricultural fatalities in Pennsylvania. This number is the same as the known fatality in 2024. The victims in 2025 were from 14 counties with at least one fatality across the state, while three counties saw more than one death: Lancaster (3), Butler (2), and Franklin (3). Victim Demographics Over a third of the victims (37%) were between the ages of 45 and 64, while over a quarter (26%) were aged 65 and over (table 1).
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Caregiving Along the Life Course Among Farming Households

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By Emily Southard, Florence Becot
| Taylor & Francis Online
ABSTRACT Purpose Caregiving is a universal human experience with a wide range of consequences on caregivers’ physical and mental health, social life, and economic well-being. Yet caregiving among the farming population has seldom been studied, even though this population might have greater needs for care due to the dangerous and physical nature of the work, aging of the population, and the role of childcare as a safety strategy.
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Broadening Recruitment Paradigms to Increase Occupational Safety and Health Research Engagement

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By Pamela J. Milkovich, Florence Becot, Julie Sorensen, Amanda B Roome
| Taylor & Francis Online
Engaging target populations and obtaining reliable research data has become increasingly difficult. Traditional randomized control trial (RCT) approaches, though useful in establishing sound knowledge and identifying effective interventions, can also be counterproductive. This brief provides examples from past research initiatives in which RCT approaches were ineffective and supplemented with alternate recruitment and engagement strategies.
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