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Ag for Life’s all-new Rural Safety Unit is on-the-road and ready to travel to Alberta schools, communities, fairs, festivals and other events to educate, encourage and promote rural and farm safety. Programming is aimed at youth and their families, who live on, work, play, or visit farms and ranches.
The mobile unit is operated by our team of safety specialists who travel across the province connecting visitors with important rural and farm safety information. With seven interactive stations, participants have the opportunity to learn while they engage with digital, tactile and mechanical interactive displays.
Station Topics Include:
- Hazard Identification
- Large Animals
- Large Equipment
- Utilities
- Risk Assessment
- Chemicals
- Protective Equipment
Additional topics and content will continue to be added each year to ensure new, relevant and engaging safety educational experience awaits the user.
To register visit: http://agricultureforlife.ca/rural-safety-unit-registration/
About Ag for Life
Together, they are growing a better public understanding of the role of agriculture in Alberta’s culture and economy.
Agriculture is critical to every aspect of life, whether you are a city-dweller, a canola-grower, rancher, or tend to a backyard garden. It is the foundation of Alberta’s society and economy, feeding over 7 billion people and providing jobs for millions of Canadians.
Since 2011, Agriculture for Life (Ag for Life) has played a vital role in educating Albertans about agriculture, food, farming and safety and the pivotal role it plays in our lives.
Through close collaboration with stakeholders, Ag for Life will develop, expand and offer curriculum-based educational programming that will serve to improve farm safety and to build a genuine understanding and appreciation for the role agriculture plays in society, the environment and the economy.
To learn more visit: agricultureforlife.ca
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Little Green Thumbs is an indoor garden program that engages and inspires students to grow and eat healthy food. Little Green Thumbs is a powerful educational tool that supports inquiry-based learning and hands-on science experiments. The indoor gardens are living laboratories where students explore, discover, experience, and LEARN!
To learn more visit: http://www.littlegreenthumbs.org/
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Many in agriculture know someone whose life has been affected by a farm-related injury or death. The statistics are sobering. Even more tragic is that these incidents could have been prevented with a few simple safety precautions. That’s why the Progressive Agriculture Foundation® is on a crusade to bring safety and health information to the farming communities who desperately need it. The mission of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Days is simple – to provide education and training to make farm and ranch life safer and healthier for children and their communities.
At the heart of this effort is the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® program. This educational program provides training and resources for local communities to conduct one-day safety and health programs. Safety Days are designed to be age-appropriate, hands-on, fun, and safe for children.
To learn more visit: https://www.progressiveag.org/
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snapAG is a series of resources created by Agriculture in the Classroom Canada. These short, infographic style documents invite students and teachers alike to explore the hot topics affecting the agriculture industry today.
Topics range from organics, biotechnology, GMOs, livestock, and more!
To explore snapAG topics visit: https://aitc-canada.ca/en-ca/learn-about-agriculture
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Agricultural production will need to increase by 70 percent in order to meet the new demands of food, feed, fuel and fibre for the predicted world population of nine billion by 2050. Agriculture plays a key role in helping to stimulate growth, secure rural livelihoods and reduce poverty in a way that is environmentally sustainable.
The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy highlights how agriculture can help build a global green economy, including increased food production, more efficient water use, improved livelihoods and increased resources to benefit women smallholder farmers.
“The Farming First video uses the creative technique of animation to highlight how agriculture can help address the many challenges the world faces today,” says Morgane Danielou, from the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA). “These include investing in training, knowledge sharing and research and development to help farmers sustainably improve the quantity and quality of the crops they grow.”
“Public sector investment in agriculture has been in decline for 30 years, yet it is a crucial element in addressing food security and coping with resource shortages,” adds Howard Minigh, CEO and President of CropLife International. “More transparent and coordinated policies can help deliver the continued improvements needed to support the agricultural sector.”
Click here to view the video on the Farming First website.
This web link is a newly launched section of Farming First’s website focusing on the green economy. It includes a six-part online infographic, a guide to green economy initiatives on agriculture and Farming First’s policy paper on agriculture and the green economy.
Feel free to take a moment to browse through this easy-to-understand, very interesting and eye-opening website. Knowing the importance of our industry and what we do will make you feel good about coming to work.
Nutrien is a global industry partner and fully supports organizations like the Farming First coalition and the message in this great animated video. By Tracey Feist
