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Health and Safety Issues in Agriculture: Is there a Way Out?

Agriculture forms the backbone of most economies and is a chief driver of economic growth. In 2013 the agricultural sector grew by a spectacular 16.4% and aided considerably in improving the country’s ...

Apr. 30, 2014

By Holloway Houston, Inc.

OSU Agriculture Safety and Health Professionals Offer Grain Handling Safety Tips

With grain harvest well underway statewide thanks to favorable weather conditions throughout the region, growers are reminded that taking extra precautions when handling grain can lessen the potential for injury. When working around grain storage facilities, incidents such as slips, trips, falls, severe trauma injuries, entanglement or engulfment can happen in a fraction of a second, said Kent ...

Oct. 8, 2015

By Ohio State University

Irish Health and Safety Authority chief concerned at fatality rate in agriculture

There have been 43 work-related deaths so far this year, almost a third of those occurring in the agriculture sector, according to a statement released by the Health and Safety Authority today (Friday 15th August). Although the overall rate of fatal accidents has decreased across all sectors compared to this time last year, the agriculture sector is experiencing a substantial increase in ...

Sep. 12, 2008

By Health and Safety Authority Ireland

Irish health and safety chief concerned at fatality rate in agriculture

There have been 43 work-related deaths so far this year, almost a third of those occurring in the agriculture sector, according to a statement released by the Health and Safety Authority on Friday 15th August. Although the overall rate of fatal accidents has decreased across all sectors compared to this time last year, the agriculture sector is experiencing a substantial increase in farm-related ...

Aug. 18, 2008

By Health and Safety Authority Ireland

Latest agricultural technology innovation

Companies and breakthroughs most likely to help the world produce more food with less Dwindling water, farmland and fossil-based fertilizers are making it increasingly difficult to feed people today, let alone those expected in the future. Select companies are poised to reinvigorate large scale agriculture with cleantech innovations that help expand yields, increase efficiencies, ...

Nov. 1, 2012

By Kachan & Co.

Diesel efficiency in agricultural production

The topic of diesel efficiency has only become an increasing focus for farmers in recent decades, following earlier decades of concentrating above all on timely and high quality performance of work with modern agricultural machinery and equipment. The discussion on diesel efficiency, which is still topical today, was triggered not only by rising fuel costs, but also by the environmental policy ...

Nov. 11, 2013

By European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Agriculture Leads Year of Action

National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014: “Family farmers and ranchers have always been willing to roll up their sleeves and do the hard work that is needed to feed, fuel and clothe our nation and our world. It is only fitting that this legislation ...

Feb. 4, 2014

By National Farmers Union

The common agricultural policy (CAP) and agriculture in Europe – Frequently asked questions

Farming in Europe – an overview How rural is the EU? Over 77% of the EU's territory is classified as rural (47% is farm land and 30% forest) and is home to around half its population (farming communities and other residents). How many farmers are there in the EU? 12 million (full-time). ...

Jun. 26, 2013

By European Commission

US Labor Department`s OSHA working with agriculture community to promote safety education during Farm Safety Week, Sept. 15-22

The agriculture sector accounted for 475 deaths in 2012. With a fatality rate of 21.2 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, agriculture recorded the highest fatality rate of any industry sector. Additionally, 48,300 injuries were recorded in 2011, the last year for which statistics are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This sector employs more than 2 million people in the United ...

Sep. 16, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Upsolar Certified for Coastal and Agricultural Performance

Upsolar, a leading international provider of solar PV modules, today announced a significant step toward expanding its global market share: verification of high performance in coastal and agricultural areas, both popular locations for PV installations. The company earned certification from conformity assessment laboratory Bureau Veritas (BV) LCIE China for ...

Mar. 8, 2012

By Upsolar Group Co., Ltd

Purfresh to Present at the Agriculture Innovation Conference

Purfresh, a leading provider of clean technologies that purify, protect, and preserve the global food supply chain, today announced that President and CEO, Mr. David Cope, will present at the Agriculture Innovation Conference being held at the University of California, Davis. Event details are as follows: Panel Title: Innovation in Distribution and Logistics ...

Jul. 13, 2011

By Purfresh, Inc.

Proactive stewardship is critical in sustainable agriculture

Bayer CropScience is committed to proactive stewardship to underline the company’s strong commitment to sustainable agriculture. “We help growers around the world produce high-quality and high-yielding crops,” said Matthias Haug, Head of SeedGrowth at Bayer CropScience. “We take product stewardship very seriously, as it is important to maximize the benefits of seed ...

May 27, 2015

By Bayer CropScience AG

Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute Join Forces to Promote a Culture of Safety and Security at the Nation’s Retail Fertilizer Outlets

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) are announcing plans to create ResponsibleAg, an independent, not-for-profit organization designed to support fertilizer retailers’ compliance with federal safety and security regulations. During the announcement, made at a March 6 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, Crop Production ...

Mar. 6, 2014

By The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)

Pesticides: Operator safety is paramount

Each year in France, almost 80,000 tons of pesticides are spread over crops. Farmers are often the unintended targets. At Cemagref, innovative research is being carried out to characterise the exposure of professional personnel to pesticides on the basis of surveys and samples from the field. Farming professionals are the most exposed to pesticides. In France in 2005, they were approximately 800 ...

May 27, 2009

By ScienceDaily

Input for discussion on Common Agricultural Policy after 2020

There is a possibility that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be reformulated after 2020. In order to stimulate a strategic discussion regarding the reformulation of this policy, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has asked the LEI to conduct an exploratory study into possible scenarios and policy options for the CAP after 2020. This study contains suggestions for the policy's ...

May 27, 2016

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

New partnership to promote sustainable mechanization of agriculture

FAO and the European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association CEMA , an international non-profit organisation, today forged a new partnership that aims to promote wider use of sustainable agricultural mechanization in developing countries. The two organizations will work together to manage and disseminate knowledge on sustainable approaches to agricultural mechanization. They will ...

Oct. 2, 2015

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Storing Agricultural Wastewater Safely – Enduramaxx Storage Tanks

Farming is often classed as a somewhat ‘thirsty’ industry sector, from livestock to dairy processing, cereal stocks to fruit and plant production, water is used throughout numerous stages of production. Of course, wastewater is invariably produced; something that needs strict management, storage and processing, especially with updates in May this year to the government’s policy ...

Sep. 7, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX

Promotion of EU agricultural products outside the EU

The European Commission has approved measures to provide information on, and to promote agricultural products in third countries. Member States submitted 20 programmes to the Commission to be examined. The 10 programmes that have been accepted are from France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania. The products covered are PGI and PDO, wine, fruit and vegetables, meat, spirits, ...

Dec. 1, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

EUR 28m EU support for the promotion of agricultural products

The European Commission has approved 16 programmes in 12 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom) to provide information on and to promote agricultural products in the European Union. The total budget of the programmes running between one and three years is € 62.1 million, of which the EU will ...

Jul. 24, 2009

By European Commission, Agriculture and Rural Development DG

Alternative agricultural practices combine productivity and soil health

The progressive degradation of useful soils for agriculture and farm animal husbandry is a growing environmental and social problem, given that it endangers the food safety of an increasing world population. This fact prompted the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development – Neiker-Tecnalia – to design a series of research projects in order to evaluate alternative agricultural ...

Jul. 30, 2009

By ScienceDaily

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