Male farmer working in an agricultural field using a fertilizer. Photo: GoodLifeStudio-Getty_Images

Fertilizer label changes called costly, unnecessary

Canada’s bulk fertilizer makers now have until July 2026 to update their labels, but industry says the rules will be expensive to implement and won’t actually provide safety gains

Canada’s bulk fertilizer makers now have until July 2026 to update their labels, but industry says rules will be expensive, slow shipments to farmers and won’t actually make the system safer.


Tim May speaks at the virtual CASA conference Oct. 9

Sharing stories to promote Canadian farm safety

Personal anecdotes can sometimes go farther than facts and data to promote safe practices on Canadian farms, Canadian Agricultural Safety Association conference attendees hear

Personal stories can sometimes go farther than facts and data to promote safe practices on Canadian farms, Canadian Agricultural Safety Association conference attendees hear.






According to Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting, agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in the country.

Farm safety requires grassroots, cultural shift

Farm safety means deliberately changing how we as members of the agricultural community think and behave, even when it’s inconvenient

Better safety on Canadian farms means deliberately choosing the safer way of doing this, even when it flies in the face of what we’ve always done.