Children have been told for decades not to trust everything they see on a screen; adults today, farmers included, should remember that lesson in their newly online worlds.
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Guarding against misinformation: Do you believe in house hippos?
Children have been told for decades not to trust everything they see on a screen; adults today, farmers included, should remember that lesson in their newly online worlds
Safe at the grain bin: Farmers urged to be grain-safe this fall
Drowning in grain is just one safety risk when farmers work around grain bins: Experts have five farm safety tips to help avoid grain-related accidents this harvest
During BeGrainSafe week, experts have five tips to help Canadian farmers avoid grain-related harvest accidents and prioritize farm safety
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.
Irish advocate urges safer farms for Canadian families
Empowering kids and changing habits are key to preventing farm tragedies, says AgriKinds founder Alma Jordan
Irish farm safety advocate urges a few simple concepts to keep Canadian kids safer on farms.
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.
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.
Keep kids safe on the farm
Keeping kids safe and getting them involved and interested in the farm don’t have to be mutually exclusive
Farm safety experts urge farm families not to lose sight of safety — particularly when it comes to their kids — during the flurry of farm activity, especially in the spring.
Working on farm machinery? Keep maintenance safe this spring
Whether you’re fixing farm equipment or changing out cultivator shovels, a bit of safety planning can save a lot of hurt, tragedy and lost time
Whether you’re fixing farm equipment or changing out cultivator shovels, a bit of safety planning can save a lot of hurt, tragedy and lost time this spring
Grain entrapment safety non-negotiable, experts say
Grain entrapment is a critical concern across the agricultural industry, since it only takes a few seconds for people to be engulfed
Grain entrapment is a critical concern across the agricultural industry, since it only takes a few seconds for people to beengulfed.
CASA calls out The Amazing Race Canada for agricultural stunt
An agriculture safety group is calling out reality show The Amazing Race Canada for putting its contestants a risky position while taking part in a farm-related task.