Irish farm safety advocate urges a few simple concepts to keep Canadian kids safer on farms.
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Irish advocate urges safer farms for Canadian families
Empowering kids and changing habits are key to preventing farm tragedies, says AgriKinds founder Alma Jordan
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.
From field to ear: addressing hearing loss on Canadian farms
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers spend countless hours tending to their properties and animals, which, for all its benefits, can have a serious drawback: adult farmers are more likely to have hearing loss problems than non-farming adults. Years of noise due to heavy machinery, equipment and animals could lead to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), causing permanent […] Read more
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 are urging farm families not to lose sight of safety — particularly when it comes to their kids — during the flurry of activity that comes with springtime on the farm.
Tips to prevent water damage to your home or shop
Water damage from a leaking roof can damage insulation, drywall and electrical wiring costing thousands of dollars to repair
As the weather warms and snow begins to melt, ice dams can become an issue, and it’s not an inexpensive one.
Tactacam introduces the Defend camera system
The remote location of most farmyards and the valuable tools and equipment usually on site make them ideal targets for thieves
The remote locations of many farmyards make them ideal targets for thieves who will take whatever they can get their hands on. As a result, security needs to be as important on the farm as it is anywhere else.
Simple steps can help prevent building fires
Producers who want to reduce the risk of fire on their farms are encouraged to take both external and internal precautions
There are a multitude of precautions farmers can take to protect their buildings from fire, says a safety expert.
What would your farm look like without you?
Other than you, who knows how to manage your farm, and how much do they know? If you were to go missing, get laid up with an injury or pass away unexpectedly, how would your family or employees handle your absence?
Tractor, train collision leaves one dead
Esterhazy RCMP say one man is dead following a collision between a train and a tractor this afternoon north of Gerald, Sask. The dead man, who was driving the tractor, was from the Esterhazy area. Police say the collision occurred just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, and also resulted in a number of rail cars being […] Read more
How to reduce grain handling and storage hazards
Handling and storing grain are dangerous tasks that expose farmers to numerous hazards. Power take-off (PTO) entanglements and suffocation from grain engulfment or entrapment are two of the most common incidents involving grain. To reduce safety risks, farmers should prepare grain bins ahead of harvest. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) recommends removing garbage and […] Read more
