Farm safety Archives - Page 31 of 51

People cook food beside their damaged house following rains and floods during Pakistan’s monsoon season at Jafarabad, about 400 km north of Hyderabad, on Aug. 28, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Amer Hussain)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Produce prices spike in flood-hit Pakistan as food crisis looms

Flooding wrecks crops, hampers logistics

By GFM Network News August 31, 2022

Lahore | Reuters — Vegetable and fruit prices have soared in markets across Pakistan as devastating rains ruin crops and disrupt supplies, an early sign of how the worst floods in decades are creating food shortages at a time of financial crisis. Pakistan’s 220 million people are already facing rampant inflation, with consumer prices up […] Read more

General, Machinery

Quebec’s UPA hit by ransomware attack

Farm organization, affiliate bodies affected

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 18, 2022

Quebec’s overarching farmer organization, l’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), has confirmed its computer systems were hit by a ransomware attack earlier this month. UPA, in a release last Thursday, said it’s working with a cybersecurity firm to analyze the nature and scope of the attack, as well as any possible solutions to securely restore its […] Read more

Weekly-average Pacific Ocean surface temperature anomalies for the week centred on Aug. 3, 2022, in degrees Celsius. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

General, Reuters, Weather

La Nina conditions to continue, but odds lower into winter

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 11, 2022

Reuters — Chances for La Niña are expected to gradually decrease from 86 per cent in the coming season to 60 per cent during December to February in 2022-23, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Niña weather pattern is characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. According to […] Read more

Being diligent about cybersecurity is important, even on the farm.

Equipment, Machinery

Cybercriminals target equipment manufacturers

John Deere’s Cyber Security Defense Center is one example of how industry is fighting back

By Scott Garvey August 10, 2022

In May, major American ag equipment manufacturer AGCO revealed it had been targeted by a ransomware attack on its computer systems. In a statement on May 16, the company said its efforts to restore systems and business operations were continuing successfully after the attack, which was discovered on May 5, and all factories and parts […] Read more

Features

How to protect your farm business against cyberthreats

Phishing emails aren’t the only thing to worry about. Cybersecurity means staying safe from ransomware hacks and other forms of cyberattacks

By Treena Hein August 8, 2022

The concept of the connected farm has been gaining traction in recent years, with more producers opting for technologies that link their systems and equipment with on-farm networks and the cloud. These developments have brought more efficiency, productivity and profitability to many farm businesses, but it doesn’t come without risk. If not adequately protected, data […] Read more

Features, News

Farm thefts on the rise

Community action is the first line of defence

By John Dietz July 26, 2022

Crime isn’t just a big city problem. Farms can be vulnerable to thieves, particularly if they don’t have any security features to help ward off intruders. Country Guard Security, based in Devon, Alta., specializes in protecting farms and acreages against property crimes and has clients across Alberta. The owner, Guy Spiro, who set up the […] Read more

Federal Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (r) visits the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show near Langham, Sask. on July 20, 2022. (Greg Berg photo)

General, Weather

Ag ministers lock in next policy funding framework

AgriStability compensation rate to rise; new EGS program planned; some agmins decry feds' approach on fertilizer emission cuts

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 23, 2022

The new federal-provincial ag policy funding framework due to take effect next April 1 will include a new ecological goods and services plan and a sweetened compensation rate for AgriStability. Following meetings this week in Saskatoon, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her provincial and territorial counterparts on Friday mapped out the bones of their […] Read more

News, Wheat & Chaff

Safety days aim to keep farm kids safe and healthy

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association July 13, 2022

Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF) Safety Days are an educational initiative designed to make farm and ranch life safer and healthier for children and their communities. The program provides training and resources for local communities to conduct one-day safety and health programs, with age-appropriate activities that are hands-on, fun and safe for children. At the PAF […] Read more

Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil on Aug. 14, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)

General, Reuters

Market value alone is selling nature short, governments told

Economic valuations needed but 'not sufficient,' co-chair says

By GFM Network News July 12, 2022

Reuters — What is the value of a river? Is it for the nutritional content of the fish it sustains? The economic benefit of the local livelihoods it supports? Or does the river have its own value which humans cannot measure? Such questions may seem removed from the issues the world faces, from deepening climate […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

How to safely transport oversized loads

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association July 11, 2022

Driving is something many of us often take for granted. But hitting the road to reach a destination comes with a responsibility towards safety. That’s especially true for oversized farm loads since larger farm equipment means larger transportation challenges. Of course, collisions with other vehicles are a major concern while transporting any farm equipment on […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on screwworm news

Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on lack of Chinese demand, wheat hits contract lows

GFM Network News