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Federal Funds Support Turkey Farm Safety

The Turkey Farmers of Canada’s plans to update the course materials for their on-farm food safety program have picked up about $50,000 in federal funding. The turkey producers’ on-farm food safety (OFFS) program, based on hazard analysis of critical control points (HACCP) principles, identifies potential on-farm food safety hazards and provides producers with best management
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Deliberate Planning Can Create Safer Farm Work Environment

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Sheldon Wiebe farmed with his father for years with no significant farm-related injuries. Then a devastating incident changed everything on their MacGregor, Manitoba potato farm. The young daughter of one of the farm’s workers lost her hand and forearm to a potato seed cutting table. She was “helping” her father at the time. The manufacturer’s
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Farm Safety Audits Made Easy

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header photos courtesy of canadian agricultural safety association Farm safety audits need not be a daunting task. For many, the hard part seems to be actually getting started. However everyone benefits from a farm safety audit by having a safer home and workplace – and it is easier than you think. “Plan Farm Safety” is
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Province Launches Safe Farms Check Program

PROGRAM HELPS FARMERS CUSTOMIZE SAFETY PLANS TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL OPERATION Manitoba officially made its Safe Farms Check program a permanent fixture last week, after offering it as a pilot project over the past two years. Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers made the announcement last week as Agriculture Safety and Health Week 2010
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KAP Receives Grant To Boost Farm Safety

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“This will be quite different than anything we’ve done before because we’ll actually be hiring a couple of people to go to the farms and to work with the farmer and their employees and go through the safety issues right there on the farm.” – KAP PRESIDENT IAN WISHART Farmers who employ workers now have
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Producers Need To Participate In Their Organizations

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A National Food Strategy is required to ensure that we have a vibrant contributing agriculture sector in Canada. As the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) celebrates its 75th anniversary, the future of Canadian agriculture is at a crossroads and the future of food in this country is uncharted. Currently, Canada has no comprehensive strategy for
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Safety Net Programs Continue To Fail Farmers: KAP

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“This program just doesn’t work well on multi-year declines.” – IAN WISHART, KAP Adramatic plunge in government program payment s, t r iggered mainly by a livestock industry crisis, is further proof that farm safety net programs do not work properly, according to Keystone Agricultural Producers. Statistics Canada reported Monday that program payments to Canadian
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In Brief… – for Nov. 19, 2009

Shorter shipping stretches sought: A private members bill now before Parliament would reduce the maximum transportation time for ruminant livestock from 52 hours to 12 hours and from 36 to eight hours for pigs, poultry and horses. Bill C-468 was tabled by Brossard-La Prairie MP Alexandra Mendes October 28, according to the Canadian Coalition for
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What’s Up – for Nov. 12, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Nov. 11-13 – Canadian Agricultural Safety Association conference and annual general meeting, Delta Fredericton, 225 Woodstock Rd., Fredericton, N. B. Theme: “Farm safety – Growing the plan forward.” For more info visit www.casaacsa.ca. Nov. 12 – Verified Beef Production Program information meeting, 7 to 10 p.

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