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.



Fire escapes a burn barrel intended to contain the flames.

Prevent farm fires this spring

Keep it clean around buildings, have a fire plan, watch your burn barrel and other farm fire prevention tips

Don’t get burned this spring: Keep it clean around buildings, have a fire plan, watch your burn barrel and other farm fire prevention tips.

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

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.