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Take the time to educate even the shortest-term employee on safety issues.
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Make sure even short-term employees aware of safety hazards

Safety orientations are an important component in reducing workplace accidents – and a legal requirement

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Farmers need to be aware that even temporary workers are required to undergo a safety orientation, says Keystone Agricultural Producers safety consultant Morag Marjerison. “I suspect a lot of our farm owners do not know that,” she said. Safety legislation requiring orientation for new hires applies to all industries, including farms. But farmers may be unaware of those regulations,
Parts shortages could become acute during seeding season.
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Tight supply gums up works on parts

Lack of parts is a bad recipe when mixed with the tight timelines of seeding

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The ag sector’s supply chain issues are also showing up at the parts counter. Shipment delays and parts availability issues are an increasing concern for farmers, as they gear up for spring. “My biggest concern is if you have issues at seeding time and are unable to source parts,” Bill Campbell, president of the Keystone
Cleanfarms already captures 75 per cent of small chemical containers in Canada, and aims to get to 100 per cent.
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Lessons learned at KAP meeting

Ag diploma students took a resolution to KAP and taught everyone — including this reporter and themselves — a few things

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Corrected, Feb. 9 — As resolutions go it was ‘mom and apple pie.’ But I was paying close attention, as it was from Reg Dyck’s ‘Issues in Agriculture and Food’ class for agriculture diploma students at University of Manitoba. Two other reporters and I were to question the students during an online media ‘scrum’ two
“It’s a frightening scenario when these weeds get here and they start infesting our cropland.” – Kim Brown-Livingston.
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KAP to lobby CFIA to add Palmer amaranth to noxious weeds list

The yield-devastating weed is ubiquitous just across the U.S. border and resists most herbicides

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Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) members voted to ask the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to get Palmer amaranth added to its list of noxious weeds during the organization’s AGM on January 25. The weed made its first confirmed appearance in Manitoba this summer. It is widespread in North Dakota and much of the United States. Palmer
KAP president Bill Campbell called on Manitoba farmers to participate in KAP as it works to be the voice of Manitoba farmers during KAP’s online annual meeting Jan. 25.
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Consensus, collaboration and KAP

Bill Campbell asks Manitoba farmers to get more involved with their general farm organization

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Collaboration and consensus building, hallmarks of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) since its founding 38 years ago, remain front and centre. “At every turn, we emphasize collaboration with farmers, commodity groups and governments,” KAP president Bill Campbell told the farm organization’s online annual meeting Jan. 25. “We know that farmers’ issues are interconnected. No matter the
Agriculture’s role in fighting climate change discussed at KAP AGM
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Agriculture’s role in fighting climate change discussed at KAP AGM

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Manitoba and its farmers have a role in fighting climate change, says Manitoba’s new agriculture minister, Derek Johnson. “The (2021) drought underlined the impacts of climate change on our sector and reminded us of the importance to look ahead and prepare,” he told the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual meeting Jan. 25 in a recorded video.
Keystone Agricultural Producers president Bill Campbell.
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KAP makes budget pitch to provincial government

Group says tough year underscores importance of government’s role

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The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) has released its wish list as the provincial government begins budget deliberations. KAP’s budget recommendations address economic competitiveness, the environment, labour and public trust. “Many farmers struggled in 2021 because of ongoing drought conditions in parts of Manitoba,” said KAP president Bill Campbell. “This has re-emphasized the fact that government policies, programs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulates Marie-Claude Bibeau after she was sworn in as minister of agriculture and agri-food during a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall in Ottawa March 1, 2019.
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‘Pleased’ common reaction to ag-minister Bibeau’s mandate letter

But KAP says it wants Ottawa’s plans to encourage cuts in fertilizer and chemical pesticides to be based on science

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The word “pleased” comes up often in reactions to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s Dec. 16, 2021 mandate letter from Prime Minister Trudeau. The 1,921-word document instructs Bibeau to meet agricultural industry challenges, work on reconciliation with First Nations people and maintain constructive relationships with opposition MPs and journalists. “Canadians expect us to work hard, speak truthfully
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KAP annual meeting to go virtual

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Due to rising case numbers of COVID-19 and provincial public health restrictions, Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) annual meeting will be held virtually on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26, 2022. KAP’s annual meeting banquet has also been cancelled and tickets will be reimbursed in the coming days. Delegates are invited to meet to debate and shape
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Building bridges important for ag sector

Working together will drive better results for all

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Relationships matter. This is one of the first things I was told when I started in agriculture. A followup to that was, “The people you build relationships with today are the people you will be working with for the next 30 years, so make those relationships work!” These statements have constantly proven to be true

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