National Farm Safety Week focuses on reducing farm injuries
National Farm Safety Week promotes awareness of farm hazards across Canada July 21 to 27. Farm work remains among the most dangerous occupations with about 100,000 annual accidents, 30,000 injuries, and 2,200 deaths. The campaign urges practical steps including safer homes, proper storage of chemicals, machinery guards, child protection, fire safety, seatbelt use, and careful driving near rural roads to prevent injuries and fatalities.
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Heavy rains boost lawn health and weed problems
Heavy rains improve lawns this season yet boost weed growth. Use 2 4 D with Mecoprop or Fenprop to control Creeping Charlie and Chickweed, while 2 4 D handles Dandelions Plantain and Lambs quarters. Raise mowing height to two inches as warmth rises and apply a second 10 10 10 fertilizer at 10 lbs per 1000 sq ft for a green weed free lawn.
Do Not Hit Your Brakes On Gravel Roads
Advice warns drivers on country roads to avoid braking on gravel or washboard surfaces. Let up on the accelerator to slow the car and focus on steering to prevent fishtailing or swerving.
Acton 4-H Calf Club Meets at S G Bennetts Farm
The fourth Acton 4-H Calf Club meeting on July 8 at S G Bennetts farm was called to order by President Keith Aitken. Cathy Lasby read minutes and spoke on the pledge. Senior and junior groups received separate instruction. George McPhail presented a smoker tray to Russel Murray, recently married, with thanks from the club. The president closed, and Leah Lesle noted the annual hospitality.
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George McPhail
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Hazards of rural life today machinery should be locked
A fictional rural parable warns that unattended farming gear invites theft. John X loses a 12 volt battery and socket wrenches, with costs totaling 470 dollars, after thieves hit his tractor and baler. Police suggest labeling and securing gear or painting replacements to identify owners.
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Guelph 4-H Leadership Week Banquet Hosts Cudmore Guests
Ontario 4-H Leadership Week runs July 15 to 19 at the University of Guelph. Fifty-two boys aged 16 to 20 will participate. delegates will be interviewed to select Ontario representatives for national and international 4-H events. Doug Gardhouse of Milton and Lois Hunter of Burlington lead Halton County’s 4-H contingent and are noted judges and exhibitors.
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Beef producers meet at Twilight Meeting in Halton County
The Paul Halton Beef Improvement Association hosts a Twilight Meeting on Thursday July 25 at 7 40 p m at Aberfuldy Farms near Milton. Attendees tour local farms, attend classes on bovine care, hear a lecture from Dr N McAndachy of the Carroll Department of Agriculture, discuss the beef industry, enjoy selections by Gail Brown, and close with a social.
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