The Alberta government has introduced its new police funding model that will increase the amount of RCMP officer and civilian positions. The Provincial Police Service Agreement (PPSA) will be a cost-sharing initiative between both the federal and provincial governments along with the addition of small and rural communities beginning to pay a portion of the... Read More
Category: Farm Safety
RCMP are investigating after a farm accident in rural Manitoba. Yesterday around 1:30 p.m. Blue Hills RCMP responded to an area east of Hwy 464, south of Brookdale, in the RM of North Cypress-Langford. Upon arrival, a 73-year-old man from the RM of Cypress-Langford was pronounced dead at the scene. Early reports indicate the man... Read More
Western Canada got absolutely hammered by snow this last week, which brings up questions on lifters, stripper headers, and more. For Ontario, soybean harvest is late but rolling, and that means the questions about winter wheat seeding are also rolling in to Wheat Pete's Word host, Peter Johnson's mailbox! From when to bump seeding rates,... Read More
As harvest is in full force for most, it's always good practise to be up to snuff when it comes to fire safety on the farm. Depending on where you live, conditions could be favourable for the smallest spark to light a grass fire. That being said, regular harvest conditions can lead to the potential... Read More
Harvest is a stressful time of year — things have to get done, but it's not a time for cutting corners when it comes to farm safety. That's the message Rob Gobeil, health and safety specialist for the Canadian Agriculture Safety Association (CASA), shared when he visited with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney earlier this... Read More
Rural crime is an unfortunate term we've all come to know — whether we've encountered it ourselves, or had a neighbour in the area deal with an incident. The question always is, what do we do about it? What is within the farmers' rights when it comes to other people trespassing and stealing property? Moose... Read More
Canada’s Medical Hall of Fame inducted six new members last week, and one inductee has a major tie to the agriculture world. Dr. James A. Dosman, known to many as the “father of agricultural medicine in Canada,” was inducted for his many contributions. Dosman is the founding director of the Canadian Centre for Health and... Read More
Less than two months into a pilot project, Saskatchewan RCMP have announced it will be expanding its Crime Watch Advisory Network. The project first came online near the beginning of March this year and was offered only in the southern part of the province. Due to a lot of interest across the entire province, the... Read More
It's an unfortunate reality for many farmers — the very frightening possibility of activists targeting them on their private property, where their homes are, where they care for their livestock and raise their children. Last weekend, Ontario dairy farmers were left shaken when activists trespassed on private property, entered barns without permission, and reportedly, even... Read More
The province of Saskatchewan is looking for creative ways to connect a regular Joe (or Jane) to a land owner to get permission to access land. While attending and speaking at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention, Premier Scott Moe announced this Innovation Challenge. The challenge comes after changes to The Trespass to... Read More