Canadian Agricultural Safety Week highlights importance of farm and ranch safety across Alberta
March 10, 2026 (Calgary, AB) – Ahead of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW), AgSafe Alberta is encouraging farms and ranches across the province to include farm safety in their plans this spring to avoid injuries and save lives.
CASW is an annual campaign held in March with a focus on sharing information and resources to keep farming operations safe, healthy, sustainable and successful.
The Government of Alberta recently released 2024 agricultural workplace injury, illness and fatality statistics. While these statistics show the number of recorded injuries and fatalities in agriculture is decreasing, the size of the agriculture labour force is also shrinking. The 538 total injuries across the sector in 2024, each of which led to an average of just over 44 days of lost work, highlight the importance of safety plans and training, as well as the value of high-quality farm safety information and resources.
AgSafe Alberta executive director Jody Wacowich is available for media interviews before and during CASW to discuss farm injury and fatality statistics, provide safety advice to farmers and ranchers heading into the spring, and highlight farm safety resources that are available to producers.
What: Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
Who: Jody Wacowich, AgSafe Alberta Executive Director
When: March 15-21, 2026
Theme Days
- March 16 – Rail and Road Safety
- March 17 – Farm Machinery Safety
- March 18 – Emergency Preparedness
- March 19 – Women in Ag
- March 20 – Livestock Safety
Where: Across Canada
Why: Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a helpful, annual reminder of the importance of farm and ranch safety, but safety should be a focus year-round. All injuries and illnesses that result from farm work are avoidable, not inevitable, if producers are proactive with their planning and take appropriate measures to mitigate the risks inherent to their work.
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For more information, please contact:
Jody Wacowich
Executive Director
AgSafe Alberta
JWacowich@agsafeab.ca
587-585-2906
About AgSafe Alberta:
AgSafe Alberta is the health and safety association for agricultural producers in our province. As an industry-led organization, AgSafe Alberta works with and supports farms and ranches of all types and sizes in becoming safer places to live, work and grow up.
