Canadian Agricultural Safety Association Archives - Page 8 of 11

Participants In Cattle-Handling Workshop Learn Less Is More

By Lorraine Stevenson October 6, 2011

Andrew Dueck wasn t quite sure what he d get out of a cattle-handling workshop, but the Beausejour teen learned less shouting, chasing, and running translates into more effective herd management. It used to be we were chasing calves, which was just impossible, said the 16-year-old. Now I ve gone out there and just slowly

Country Crossroads

Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference Celebrates 25 Years Of Connecting Women

By Lorraine Stevenson October 6, 2011

Donna Lee Brown was a young mom with two small children when she started going to the fall Manitoba Farm Women s Conference. That was the mid-1980s, and she and her husband were just beginning to farm near Brandon. Now, with a son old enough to do the same, Brown is still going to the

Livestock, News

Low-Stress Cattle Handling For Injury Prevention

By Lorraine Stevenson May 19, 2011

The Lundar Agricultural Society is hoping to make life a little more boring for Manitoba cattle producers. The society is bringing in Dawn Hnatow, a livestock manager for Addison Ranch in Bowie, Texas who conducts workshops on low-stress cat-t le handling across North America. There will be two days of workshops, on June 17 and

Livestock

4-H Reports – for May. 12, 2011

May 12, 2011

TheCo-operatorwill publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to [email protected], by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/oManitoba Co-operator,1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1 or by fax to 204-954-1422. ANOLA NORTHERN LIGHTS The club’s year started off as usual with a pizza party

Opinion

Business Risk Management

By Laura Rance-Unger March 17, 2011

The importance of planning to be safe on the farm can ever be overemphasized in agriculture. Rural culture is such that for far too long farm families have lived a risky lifestyle, accepting and even celebrating obsessive work habits in the name of staying one step ahead of the weather, saving money or earning more.

Crops

Canada FarmSafe Plan: A New Tool For Creating Safer Farms

By Lorraine Stevenson March 17, 2011

Anew resource becomes available to Canadian farmers later this month to help develop agricultural health and safety plans custom fit for their own farm operations. The new Sécur i Fe rme Canada FarmSafe Plan is a business risk management tool for voluntary adoption by farmer-owners of all types and sizes of farms, say Canadian Agricultural

News

Include Children In Your Farm Safety Plan

By Theresa Whalen March 17, 2011

Unlike most other industries, in farming, the workplace is also usually the home. Adults frequently work with their children nearby and that can increase the risk of children getting injured. “Farm life can put families in situations that are uncommon to the average household,” says Greg Stewart, president and CEO of Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

News

Farm Accidents Come With A Big Price Tag

By Natasha Tersigni March 17, 2011

The number of farm accidents is on the decline in Canada, but there are still many preventable injuries, according to safety experts. “Certainly there are trends indicating improvement is occurring,” said Glen Blahey, agricultural safety and health specialist for the Canadian Agriculture Safety Association (CASA). “More significantly is, in the last 10 years, there has

News

Farm Safety Day Gets Increased Support

By Potashcorp Release March 17, 2011

PotashCorp, the world’s leading and largest fertilizer company by capacity, will increase its support of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day by 67 per cent for 2011. The increased support will make possible one-day farm and ranch health and safety educational events, providing lessons designed specifically for rural youth. “Safety and sustainability are among our company’s

News

Beware Of Risks In Confined Spaces

By Lorraine Stevenson February 24, 2011

When Tom Hoogendoorn’s milk tank wasn’t functioning properly, he didn’t think twice about squeezing himself through the 18-inch opening at the top in order to enter and see what the problem was. For his safety’s sake, he asked someone to stay near the top of the tank and keep an eye on him. But no

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Tag Archives Canadian Agricultural Safety Association

Participants In Cattle-Handling Workshop Learn Less Is More

Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference Celebrates 25 Years Of Connecting Women

Low-Stress Cattle Handling For Injury Prevention

4-H Reports – for May. 12, 2011

Business Risk Management

Canada FarmSafe Plan: A New Tool For Creating Safer Farms

Include Children In Your Farm Safety Plan

Farm Accidents Come With A Big Price Tag

Farm Safety Day Gets Increased Support

Beware Of Risks In Confined Spaces

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