Safety guidelines; FCC funds projects; Farming scholarship
Safety guidelines
The Canadian Agricultural Safety and Health Program has set new guidelines for funding agricultural safety initiatives that support CASA’s mission to make agriculture a safe place by helping producers manage risk in their workplaces.
CASA project manager Jonas Johnson said projects should fit one of four priority areas: research and development, safe farm operations and management, communications, and building sector capacity to implement safety on farms.
CASHP’s selection committee may allocate funds to projects outside the priority areas if they make a significant contribution to increasing ag safety and health.
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Application deadline is July 24. Eligible projects must be completed by March 2010. Funding availability for 2009-10 is subject to funding by Agriculture Canada.
Applications may come from individuals, producer and non-profit organizations, agricultural service-supply associations; academia and research. Provincial and municipal governments, crown corporations and government agencies are eligible only if they are acting as delivery agents of the CASHP funds to an eligible recipient.
Check details and application forms on CASA’s website, e-mailinfo@casa-acsa.ca or call 877-452-2272.
FCC funds projects
Funding applications are being accepted to support community projects in rural regions.
Farm Credit Canada’s AgriSpirit Fund awards up to $25,000 for improvements to emergency services equipment, playgrounds, recreation centres and care homes.
FCC plans to donate $1 million to the fund intended for communities with populations under 100,000. Selected projects will be announced in the fall. The application deadline is June 15 and can be accessed at www.AgriSpirit.ca
Farming scholarship
The Canadian Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust is accepting applications for its 2010 program. Applications are due by June 1.
Forms can be downloaded from the Nuffield Canada website at www.nuffield.ca/ApplicationForm.htm.
Nuffield Farming Scholarships are awarded to individuals between the ages of 25 and 45 who wish to explore topics of their choice in agriculture, land management, horticulture or the food chain.
The scholarship allows winners to study a topic of interest through travel. Scholars must complete their project within two years of the award and are required to travel and study for a minimum of two months. On return from their study tour, scholars are expected to write a report and present findings at the annual general meeting as well as to others in their industries.
Canadian Nuffield Scholars are also required to participate in the Contemporary Scholars Conference in which scholars from across the world convene for one week.
The 2010 conference will be held in March in Washington, D.C.
For information, visit www.nuffield.ca or on Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust (the United Kingdom site) at www.nuffieldscholar.org.
