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According to a 2023 review from Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting, from 1990 to 2020 there were 2,814 agriculture-related fatalities in Canada, an average of 91 deaths each year. Between 2006 and 2020 the average number of fatalities drops to ‘just’ 70 per year.

Putting safety first on the farm

Agriculture-related fatalities on the decline, but even one is still too many

By Gord Gilmour March 18, 2025

It’s once again Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, an opportunity to remind oneself that farming might be a rewarding vocation, but it’s also a dangerous business. From 2006 to 2020, there were an average of 70 agriculture-related fatalities each year in Canada.

Shovels and openers will cut skin as readily as soil if the farmer moves the wrong way while switching them out.

News

Working on farm machinery? Keep maintenance safe this spring

Whether you’re fixing farm equipment or changing out cultivator shovels, a bit of safety planning can save a lot of hurt, tragedy and lost time

By Miranda Leybourne March 13, 2025

Whether you’re fixing farm equipment or changing out cultivator shovels, a bit of safety planning can save a lot of hurt, tragedy and lost time this spring

Equipment, News

VIDEO: Underdrill Light Kit helps turn night into day during seeding

By Greg Berg March 3, 2025

Seeding season is just around the corner and that often means you’re competing with the weather. So, running a drill or seeding unit at night in order to get a crop in the ground is far from out of the question, but it’s hard to see how that equipment might be functioning in the dark.

Gerry Friesen speaks at St. Jean Farm Days, January 8, 2025

News

VIDEO: Farmers need to talk more about mental health

By Greg Berg January 19, 2025

At St. Jean Farm Days earlier this month, Gerry Friesen (a.k.a. ‘the Recovering Farmer’) took to the podium for a presentation entitled, Mental Health Matters on the Farm. In it, Friesen spoke about the prevalence of mental health challenges in the farm community and how farmers can find help via the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program.

Crops

Grain entrapment safety non-negotiable, experts say

Grain entrapment is a critical concern across the agricultural industry, since it only takes a few seconds for people to be engulfed

By Miranda Leybourne August 19, 2024

Grain entrapment is a critical concern across the agricultural industry, since it only takes a few seconds for people to beengulfed.

Contestants on The Amazing Race Canada dig through oats for a hidden object. Photo: The Amazing Race Canada/Facebook

News

CASA calls out The Amazing Race Canada for agricultural stunt

By Geralyn Wichers August 1, 2024

An agriculture safety group is calling out reality show The Amazing Race Canada for putting its contestants a risky position while taking part in a farm-related task.

The Do More Agriculture Foundation (Do More Ag) launched its #TalkItOut campaign today to draw attention to the need to talk more about mental health, including through its online platform, AgTalk. Photo: Do More Ag/Facebook

News

Agriculture community invited to ‘talk it out’ about mental health via free online platform

By Geralyn Wichers August 1, 2024

AgTalk is an anonymous, free online platform in which people can discuss mental health and find support from their peers. It’s moderated by mental health professionals.