06/08/2026
📢 Adams- Friendship Tractor Safety Program!
The laws:
The Wisconsin Youth Tractor & Machinery Safety Certification Program is designed to meet requirements established by the US Department of Labor, pertaining to special provisions made for the employment of youth ages 14-15 on farms not operated by their parents. In addition, Wisconsin Act 455 provides specific provisions for tractor operation by 12-13 year olds.
To certify (like a driver’s license):
Wisconsin Youth Tractor & Machinery Safety Certificate of Training they must:
attend 24 hours of instructional training;
pass a written exam with a score of 70% or greater; and
pass a driving exam, which demonstrates competent tractor driving ability in a course with a trailed implement.
The plan for Adams-Friendship:
We will again run a tractor safety program for 12-15 year olds at the end of July.
We will add a driving class for inexperienced drivers (starting at age 11) so they will be able to pass the safety program later.
The program class will be sponsored by the Adams-Friendship Area School District’s Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Program.
More information can be found in the applications below. The class will be open to a limited number of students. Students may apply for the class by filling out the attached applications.
2026 Tractor Driving Application: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BsUNfLO7ru2cAOx0dkspiV42eMn6uB5iSXpqDR86h3w/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0
2026 Tractor Safety Application: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QvwFotqyxdIxaHZQdYYFN9dg2ZqChqxfAWWXWC0938k/edit?tab=t.0
For more information contact Ms. Grabarski at 339-3921 ext 1140 or email [email protected]
