Dear Editors and Publishers,

“Plan – Farm – Safety!” is the theme of this year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign. This is the first in a 3 year theme which will promote "Plan" (1st yr.) - inspections, safety audits and planning for safety; "Farm" (2nd yr.) - implementation, documentation and training; and "Safety" (3rd yr.) - assessment, improvement and further development of safety systems. The yearlong campaign will be launched with Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW), from March 14 to 20, 2010.

A complete media kit with cartoons and photos is available to download from www.planfarmsafety.ca or go to http://communitycontent.ca/en/org/Canadian%20Federation%20of%20Agriculture. If you would like to set up an English interview or need any other assistance, please feel free to contact me at any time. Thank you for your interest in farm safety in Canada.

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is delivered by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) in partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada.

Theresa Whalen, CFA Farm Safety Consultant
Tel: (613) 822-0016 E-mail: farmsafety@cfafca.ca