Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems, SHWA 2021

The proceedings contain 52 papers. The special focus in this conference is on Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems. The topics include: Hand Arm Vibration: Comparison Between Laboratory and in Field Tests; Using of NMR Milk Metabolomics to Evaluate Mammary Gland Health Status in Dairy Cows; pre-slaughtering Phases and Meat Quality of Highly Profitable Cattle (Piedmontese Fat Ox); Food Process Safety Investigated Through NIR Water Absorption Variations; Design, Manufacturing, and Strength Test of a 4-post ROPS Fitted on a Very Low-Profile Tractor (TRACLAS Project); survey on the Lateral Stability of Wheeled Narrow-Track Tractors; can Digital Games Be Adopted as a Learning Method to Engage Farmworkers in Training Sessions? Perspectives and Possible Applications; “Ask Me What I Need”: Investigating Users’ Training Needs and Design Requirements to Encourage the Correct Operation of Foldable Rollover Protective Structures; a Contribution to Environmental Protection Through the Valorisation of Kitchen Biowaste; analysis of Spray Behavior Using Different Sprayers in Citrus Groves; evaluation of Sustainable Weeding Methods for the Control of Spontaneous Flora in Urban Areas; health and Safety Risks in Hop-Picking Activities: An Analysis of the State of the Art; environmental Evaluation of Vineyard Airblast Sprayers Through a Comprehensive Spray Mass-Balance Approach; a Survey on Safety Among Tree-Climber Professional Arborists; purpose-Intended Modification of a Conventional Sprayer Machine for Application in Precision Agriculture; safety in Hazelnut Mechanical Harvesting; Ammonia Emission from a BAT Farrowing Room with Fully Slatted Flooring and Individual Manure Pan. Results of a Yearly Monitoring Survey; preface.