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Knesha Rose-Davison, the Public Health Program Director for the AgriSafe Network presented a webinar on Zoonotic Disease and Pregnancy: A deeper Dive on May 19, 2021.  The webinar focused on … Continued

Farmers Safety Corner has been given a makeover, however it is sticking to the same schedule! You can join us on the first Wednesday of the month from 11:30am-12:00pm and … Continued

On February 9th over the lunch hour, Jesse Adams joined us from Howatt HR to talk about coping with isolation and loneliness.  Whether living in isolated rural locations of Nova Scotia … Continued

The Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act outlines the requirement for a farm safety plan.   Section 28(1) of the OHS Act, states that if there are more than 20 … Continued

Is your first aid training up to date?  Do you have workers that are in need of training? Learn about incident and injury prevention and what to do to help … Continued

Power Take Off is a driveline with a powerful means to transfer energy to operate farm equipment such as generators, augers, silage blowers, mowers, grain mixers, forage wagons, balers, manure … Continued

Take a break and have some fun with this “On The Farm” Word Search!”

One of the most attractive aspects of farming can be the time away from others to enjoy the great outdoors but dangers lurk when there is no-one to reach out … Continued

We learned from the Root of Your Back Story post that your feet can be the root of the problem for many farm incidents and injuries as well as a … Continued

When building the blueprint for the We Talk. We Grow. mental health campaign, common farm stresses were identified such as finances, family disagreements, administrative burdens, long hours, heavy work load, … Continued