Agriculture

By Meg Deak | Woolwich Observer It is a deceptively simple biological process, but it remains one of the most hidden and lethal hazards on modern farms. When fresh crops… …

By Bill Jeffery In June, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state goverments’ duty-to-warn laws do not oblige chemical manufacturer Monsanto to disclose a cancer risk on its pesticide… …

The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association will receive up to $1,071,532 over two years from the federal government to expand farm safety campaigns, mental health resources and grain rescue training for… …

Farm employers and workers across Prince Edward Island have a newly updated safety guide covering everything from grain bin entry procedures to power line clearances, following a February 2026 revision… …

Workplace Safety and Prevention Services issued a hazard alert this week after a string of serious incidents involving all-terrain vehicles and utility task vehicles on Ontario farms. The Mississauga, Ont.-based… …

By Meg Deak | Woolwich Observer Pesticides are chemicals that you want to handle carefully. Part of being able to do that is reading the label and information available about safety… …

A worker at a British Columbia egg production farm died after being caught between an automated feed hopper and the housing of a laying hen colony while working alone in… …

Nutrien (Canada) Holdings ULC has been ordered to pay $125,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety charge tied to an ammonia spray incident that seriously injured a worker in… …

Health Canada has changed federal rules to make it voluntary — rather than mandatory — for pesticide producers to provide safety data sheets to agricultural workers, drawing sharp criticism from… …