Through the National ROPS Rebate Program, we make installing lifesaving rollover protective structures (ROPS, or rollbars) easy and affordable. We’ll help you find the right rollbar for your tractor and provide financial incentives once its installed.*
Our mission is to address the single biggest contributor to farm fatalities in the U.S.
Researchers for the National ROPS Rebate Program developed the Program using direct feedback from farmers. As we expand this Program, we continue collecting feedback from participants, as well as data related to the number of lives that have been saved through this program. All of this ensures that we are responsive to the needs of the farmers we serve. See More.
* Financial incentives are dependent on available funding and are distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis per Program rules. See More.
The late New York Senator James Seward and former National ROPS Rebate Program hotline coordinator Rebecca Meininger at a 2017 press conference.
OUR VISION
The National ROPS Rebate Program hopes to eliminate the most frequent cause of death on U.S. farms, tractor overturns.
OUR MISSION
We believe the issue of tractor overturn deaths can be decisively addressed by making essential, life-saving, ROPS retrofit equipment more affordable and accessible to farmers.
OUR TEAM
Julie Sorensen
Researcher and Program Co-Founder
julie.sorensen@bassett.org
(607) 547-6023
Pam Milkovich
Researcher
pam.milkovich@bassett.org
(607) 547-6023
Andy Johnson
Researcher and Contract Management
andrew.johnson@bassett.org
(607) 547-6023
Duane Martin
Hotline Coordinator and Farmer
info@ROPSr4u.org
(877) ROPS-R4U (877-767-7748)
WHO WE ARE
National Tractor Safety Coalition (NTSC) is a multi-sector group of individuals and organizations with the mission to prevent tractor-related injuries and deaths in U.S. agriculture by developing and implementing collaborative, stakeholder-driven, evidence-based solutions. This group is the driving force behind making the ROPS program available Nationally.
National ROPS Rebate Program (NRRP) provides financial and ligistical support to U.S farmers who are interested in installing ROPS to prevent injury or death in the event of an overturn. This program is based on the NY ROPS Rebate program, which is highly rated by participating farmers.
OUR PARTNERS
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The National ROPS Rebate Program provides farmers with support in locating certified rollover protection for their tractors, and provides 70% rebates to help cover the cost.
CONTACT US
(877) 767-7748
info@ROPSr4u.org
One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
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