Safety & emergencies

Drinking water on the farm, emergency planning and the everyday practices that keep milk, people and neighbours safe.

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  Drinking water from farm wells: nitrate, bacteria and testing

  Why families and workers on Central Valley dairies should test their well water, what nitrate and bacteria do, how the dairy order samples wells, and what changes after September 2026.

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  Emergency planning on a dairy: contacts, maps and first steps

  What to prepare before a pond failure, spill, flood, fire or power outage on a California dairy: the contact sheet, the site map, roles and the first hour.