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The farm safety area has been relocated to the Pioneer Lounge at the top of the ramp in the Keystone Centre.

Farm Safety Area gets expanded quarters

Visitors can enter contest to win safety items

By Duncan Morrison January 15, 2016

Agriculture is one of the top three most hazardous industries in which to work. According to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, while 85 per cent of Canadian producers believe safety is a priority on their farm, less than 10 per cent currently have a safety plan on their farm or ranch. “Manitoba Ag Days takes

Three-year-old Ally South of Stavely holds an anti-Bill 6 sign prior to a meeting in Okotoks December 2, 2015 between farmers and ranchers and provincial Labour Minister Lori Sigurdson and Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier. Alberta’s government will retool a bill that would overhaul workplace standards on farms in Canada’s biggest cattle-producing province, its agriculture minister said, after protests by farmers and ranchers.

Comment

Politics and farm safety in Alberta

In no other industry would such a poor safety record be allowed stand unchallenged

By Greg Neiman December 22, 2015

My grandfather died in a farming accident. A great-aunt lost an arm in an auger. A boy I rode the school bus with stopped a church service one autumn to tell everyone his brother had just been crushed to death in a combine. In the last few months, four children have died in farming mishaps

4-H Canada CEO Shannon Benner announces $600,000 in funding for scholarship and farm safety programs, in partnership with CN. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops

Railway funds to deliver safety, leadership programs

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther November 25, 2015

4-H Canada is set to launch a new youth leadership program, along with a farm safety fund, thanks to a $600,000 contribution from Canadian National Railway (CN). Executives at 4-H and CN unveiled the 4-H Canada Leadership Excellence Awards of Distinction (LEAD) at Canadian Western Agribition on Wednesday morning. Each year LEAD will award four

News

Back to Ag program available

Financial support is available to injured farmers

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 24, 2015

Injured farmers can now receive financial assistance to acquire technology that makes it possible for them to return to work. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) in partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) is now offering a Back to Ag Program. The Back to Ag Program provides funding to

Crops, News

Fewer farm deaths, but still far too many

Improvements in farm equipment cited as main reason for a slight decline in farm fatalities

By Lorraine Stevenson October 23, 2015

Engineering improvements to farm equipment have made farming safer and are helping reduce the number of farm deaths each year in Canada — but only slightly. High numbers of farmers, their family members and farm workers still die on the job each year, according to updated data released last week by Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting

Opinion

Editorial: A terrible loss

By Laura Rance-Unger October 22, 2015

The deaths of the Bott sisters from Withrow, Alta., last week touched all of us. We extend our deepest sympathies to their family and all who knew them. The tragedy has focused attention on farm safety, particularly how dangerous the farmyard can be for young children. From some quarters of the farming community has come

Opinion

Editorial: Keep talking about farm safety

By Laura Rance-Unger September 14, 2015

We’re going out on a limb here to say the farmers featured in this week’s front-page story are courageous, not because they survived their harrowing ordeal, but because they are talking about it. The father and son duo made a mistake that could have ended tragically. Joel Dewitz admits to feeling pretty sheepish about the

Joel Dewitz (l), his wife Nancy and son Jeff farm near Steele, North Dakota. Joel wants other farmers to know the dangers of entering a grain bag when extracting grain with a grain vacuum.

Crops, News

North Dakota farmers survive being shrink-wrapped in a grain bag

Joel and Jeff Dewitz are lucky to be alive — they were trapped in a grain bag while using a grain vacuum to remove spoiled grain

By Allan Dawson September 10, 2015

Farm accidents can sneak up on you. Just ask Joel Dewitz, who is telling his story to warn other farmers of the dangers of grain bags and grain vacuums. “I’m not proud of what we did, but I thought if maybe one person would happen to read the article and not do the same stupid

father and daughter farmers wearing safety vests

Local news

Safety a top priority for Fannystelle farm family

Culture of safety includes detailed policies for different equipment and monthly meetings with employees

By George Cameron Hill March 17, 2015

The Nadeau farm has been in the family for over 75 years, and its current safety policies reflect the family focus. Making safe practices second nature, they’ve become champions of safety in the agricultural industry. Nadeau Farm was founded in Fannystelle by Celestin Nadeau in 1938, and in 1966 his son Gilbert expanded the business

Ag Safety Week urges farmers to “be the difference”

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 14, 2015

Acting to improve a farm’s safety systems before a problem appears is the focus of this year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, beginning Sunday. The week, running March to 21 in a co-promotion between the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) and the Federation of Agriculture (CFA) with sponsorship from Farm Credit Canada, is themed “Be the Difference.”

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

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