Agriculture Rescue Training
October 23-24, 2026
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Calling All Fire, Rescue, EMS, and Law Enforcement Personnel!
After a one-year hiatus, the Ag Rescue Training program is back on the calendar for October 23-24, 2026. This year, the training is being organized by Mid-State Technical College in partnership with Pittsville Fire Company. Expect the same great program, instructors, workshops, and location as past years!
Friday, October 23, 2026 – Ag Rescue Training Presentations
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Ag Rescue Training Workshops
If you have questions about this event, please contact:
workforcesolutions@mstc.edu • 715-422-5339
Ag Rescue Training Event Information
Agenda – Ag Rescue Training Event
Ag Rescue Training Event Agenda
Ag Rescue Training Presentations
Friday, October 23, 2026 | Mid-State Technical College – Marshfield Campus, Marshfield, WI
- 4:45 p.m. – Sign-in
- 5:30 p.m. – Welcome and Introductions
- 5:45 p.m. – Presentation #1: Ag Tourism Incident
Presenter: Chippewa Fire District - 6:45 p.m. – Presentation #2: Case Study
Presenter: Ivan Maldonado, MD, Trauma Surgeon, Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic - 7:30 p.m. – Break
- 7:45 p.m. – Presentation #3: Confined Space Gas
Presenter: Dan Neenan, Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health - 8:45 p.m. – Presentation #4: Large Animal Rescue
Presenter: Howard Ketover, DVM - 9:45 p.m. – Adjourn
Ag Rescue Training Workshops
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Heiman Holsteins, Chili, WI
- 7:00 a.m. – Sign-in and Breakfast
- 7:45 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
- 8:00 a.m. – Workshops Running concurrently (A, B, C, D, E)*
- 9:30 a.m. – Break
- 9:45 a.m. – Workshops Running concurrently (A, B, C, D, E)*
- 11:15 a.m. – Break
- 11:30 a.m. – Workshops Running concurrently (A, B, C, D, E)*
- 12:15 p.m. – Lunch
- 1:00 p.m. – Workshops Running concurrently (A, B, C, D, E)*
- 2:30 p.m. – Break
- 2:45 p.m. – Workshops Running concurrently (A, B, C, D, E)*
- 4:15 p.m. – Wrap-up and Adjournment
Presentations – Ag Rescue Training Event
Presentations – Friday (Evening), October 23, 2026
Ag Rescue Training presentations will take place on Friday, October 23rd from 5:00-9:30 PM at Mid-State Technical College, Marshfield Campus (see “Location Info” tab, below).
Copies of the presentations will be available in the ART binders for in-person attendees. Digital presentations (slides) are linked below for virtual attendees.
Presentation #1: Ag Tourism Incident
Presenter: Chippewa Fire District
Presentation #2: Case Study
Presenter: Ivan Maldonado, MD, Trauma Surgeon, Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic
Presentation #3: Confined Space Gas
Presenter: Dan Neenan, Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
Presentation #4: Large Animal Rescue
Presenter: Howard Ketover, DVM
Workshops – Ag Rescue Training Event
Workshops – Saturday, October 24, 2026
Equipment
Extrication
Principles of machinery extrication will be discussed as well as hands on incident size-up, extrication and patient handling will be performed in this workshop.
Tractor Rollover
More common tractor overturns and discussion of stabilization techniques as well as emergency medical concerns with hands on experience will be showcased in this workshop.
Manure Pit Rescue
Learn procedures for safely entering the confined space of a manure pit to perform rescue operations in low oxygen situations including air quality monitoring, SCBA use, harnessing, rope rigging, and rescue tripod operations.
Grain Bin Rescue
Grain bins have their own unique hazards. Utilizing safety equipment, this workshop will be an on scene presentation of the needs to perform a safe rescue from a grain bin.
Large Animal
Technical Rescue
This workshop will give participants multiple skills and techniques to safely contain, approach and manipulate recumbent large animals in emergency situations. Safe working zones, equipment options, proper strap placement and manipulation techniques will be considered and practiced on articulated one thousand pound training mannequins. This workshop delivers the foundational techniques to manage animals in more complicated situations.
Location Info – Ag Rescue Training Event
Friday (Evening), October 23, 2026
2600 West 5th St
Marshfield, WI 54449
Friday’s lecture session will be conducted in-person Mid-State Technical College, Marshfield Campus. In-person attendance is recommended; however, virtual attendance is an option.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Saturday’s portion of the program will be held in-person at the Heiman Holsteins dairy farm in Marshfield, WI. Click here for directions to the farm.
Lodging – Ag Rescue Training Event
It is the registrant’s responsibility to arrange lodging. For your convenience, we have listed the Marshfield area accommodations. The following hotels offer a state rate.
| Hampton Inn & Suites 400 W. Upham St. Marshfield, WI 54449 (715) 207-0295 | Holiday Inn 750 S. Central Ave. Marshfield, WI 54449 (715) 486-1500 | Hotel Marshfield 2700 S. Central Ave. Marshfield, WI 54449 (715) 387-2700 | AmericInn 114 E. Upham St. Marshfield, WI 54449 (715) 502-5151 | Woodfield Inn & Suites 1651 N. Central Ave. Marshfield, WI 54449 (715) 387-2233 |
How to Dress – Ag Rescue Training Event
Participants are encouraged to dress in anticipation for an active day. Appropriate PPE includes full turnout gear, or extrication gear including boots/safety shoes, gloves, helmets and eye protection. No SCBA required. Each course enrollee is responsible for providing these items. As workshops are held outdoors, be prepared in case of inclement weather.
Four Gas Monitor Program
Supported by the Mike Biadasz Farm Safety and Education Memorial Fund, the Agriculture Rescue Training program will provide your department with a FREE four gas monitor when you bring three department members of their department to the Agriculture Rescue Training event. Learn more about the Four Gas Monitor Program.
Why Train for Ag Emergencies?
Training for responses that are of a LOW FREQUENCY – HIGH DANGER to emergency personnel are the ones for which emergency responders should be better prepared, but are you?
Farmers are largely independent and often manage many of their own injuries and incidents. However, when a hazard transforms itself into an entrapment or serious injury, emergency services are called upon. This is when emergency personnel will be exposed to dangers less familiar to them.
In the past, many in the volunteer service had members on the department that either worked on or came from a farming background. This familiarity was an advantage to departments and agencies, and they were the “go to” people when en-route to a farm incident. Today, agencies around the state lack the knowledgeable personnel of the agricultural world and those same dangers that caused the injury to the farmer may do the same for your firefighter and EMS personnel.
This is why Mid-State Technical College, in partnership with Pittsville Fire Company, Life Link III Air Medical Transport, Heiman Holsteins, Heeg Farms Inc., and the National Farm Medicine Center are helping you to be better prepared when being called to these situations. Join us for an evening of live presentations on Oct. 23 and a full-day of hands-on training on Oct. 24. Through the presentations and workshops, you will be prepared to approach and safely rescue someone involved in an agricultural emergency.
Photos from Previous Ag Rescue Trainings
