Federal government announces grant for farm safety organization ahead of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week

The federal government has announced a grant for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association.

The $1,607,291 over three years is meant to help find ways to reduce injuries and improve farm safety through things like on-farm resources, training programs and awareness campaigns.

A news release from the federal government says that one idea will be providing safety education materials to kids, along with coming up with a youth agricultural safety week.

The grant comes ahead of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week. It will run from March 16 to 22.