The Alberta Wheat Commission, Alberta Barley, Alberta Canola Producers Commission and Alberta Pulse Growers Commission, are hosting a series of FarmSafe workshops throughout Alberta this month.

These free, one-day FarmSafe workshops will provide training and educational manuals to help farmers develop a complete health and safety management system tailored to their unique operations.

“Our commissions are steadfast in our belief that education is more effective than legislation in preventing serious injuries and farm fatalities,” said Jason Lenz, Alberta Barley vice-chairman. “These FarmSafe workshops are a proactive way to apply this approach, and ensure farmers have access to materials that guide safe and healthy farming operations.”

The workshops allow participants to choose their focus within the elements of the FarmSafe plan that make most sense for their operation.

They can also choose to complete the modules at their own pace, beyond the one-day workshop.

Farmers can take part for free and those attending the workshops will be given access to additional free online resources and advice beyond the workshop dates.

Producers can find more information and register for the workshops by visiting any of the commissions’ websites at albertabarley.com, albertawheat.com, albertacanola.com and pulse.ab.ca.

FarmSafe workshops will take place on March 7 in Red Deer, March 9 in Grande Prairie and March 10 in Lethbridge.