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Media kit for Canadian Agricultural Safety Week March 11 - 17, 2012

January 25, 2012

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New Canadian safety standard developed for agricultural augers

January 9, 2012

Winnipeg, January 9, 2012: There’s a new Canadian safety standard for portable augers used on farms.  It could take a couple of years before producers see the results on the market but auger manufacturers are getting set now to work the new standard into their equipment...

Working the Canada FarmSafe Plan

December 7, 2011

Health and safety is not always considered a business risk, but statistics show serious injury can have a significant impact on the economic state of an operation. The Canada FarmSafe Plan is a business risk management tool for occupational health and safety on the farm. The...

Canadian farmers want more safety training, says 2011 FCC Safety Report Card

November 24, 2011

November 24, 2011, Winnipeg – Most of Canada’s farmers see safety as a priority on their farms - and nine out of 10 of farmers want to know more about how to make their businesses even safer.

According to the second Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Farm Safety...

National ag safety conference set for November 16 – 18 in Vancouver

October 31, 2011

Winnipeg, October 31, 2011: The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) will hold its annual conference at the Westin Bayshore hotel in Vancouver, BC, November 16 - 18, 2011. The conference theme is PLAN.FARM. SAFETY. – checking the plan!

More than 70 ag safety...

Make Toolbox Talks part of your day

October 25, 2011

by Theresa Whalen

Canadian Federation of Agriculture Farm Safety Consultant (345 words)

Check out Pioneer Toolbox Talks – a new resource to help Canadian farm and ranch operators deliver...

New “Safe Implement Hitching” guide now online

October 14, 2011

Winnipeg, October 6, 2011: Lost the operator manual to your tried and true older tractor? Wondering how to safely tow an older implement with your new high-speed tractor? Find the answers to these and other farm equipment hitching questions in a new guidebook...

FCC Ag Safety Fund offers $100 thousand to support safety training across Canada – application deadline is October 27

October 13, 2011

Winnipeg, October 13, 2011: Charitable and non-profit organizations in Canada can apply now through Thursday, October 27 for support from the $100,000 FCC Ag Safety Fund to provide agricultural safety training for youth, farm operators, farm workers or farm safety trainers....