Farm safety review ahead of spring farm activity
A farm safety overview stresses spring readiness as machinery and field work ramp up. It highlights runovers as a leading hazard, with 25 percent of work related farm deaths and 44 percent of child farm fatalities due to runovers, and offers prevention tips such as signaling, fenced play areas, and turning off ignition before dismounting.
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Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Cfafea.ca
Make Sense of the Food You Eat Nutrition Month
March marks Nutrition Month with the theme Make Sense of the Food You Eat. Dietitians clarify common myths about snacking carbohydrates red meat cheese and constipation while advising lean meats high fibre foods and calcium rich choices for a healthy diet. Brenda Stupack notes as a consulting dietitian for the Marquette Regional Health Authority.
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Dietitians
Dietitians of Canada
Dietitians.ca
Brenda Stupack
Marquette Regional Health Authority
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Lynn Chuchmuch
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Rossburn, MB
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