SAFETY PROGRAM TARGETS YOUNG FARMERS . . . DETERMINE YOUR RISK WITH EQUINE GUELPH’S COLIC RISK RATER . . . EXPECT LOWER POWER BILLS . . . NEW MARKETS OPEN FOR CANADIAN SHEEP PRODUCTS IN MEXICO  . . . OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

SAFETY PROGRAM TARGETS YOUNG FARMERS
Source: The Western Producer
A farm safety program is focusing on younger producers. Carolyn Sheridan, the clinical director of AgriSafe, told the Safety and Health in Agricultural and Rural Populations (SHARP) conference in Saskatoon Oct. 20 that the AgriSafe network’s overall goal is to support the growing network of trained health-care providers and safety workers. (read more)

DETERMINE YOUR RISK WITH EQUINE GUELPH’S COLIC RISK RATER
Source: Equine Guelph
Does your exercise program change with the onset of fall and winter? Sudden changes in diet and routine are among the top colic risk factors. As horses shift from a high moisture diet (grass) to a low moisture diet (hay), the risk of colic is increased. Don’t believe the absence of hot weather is a reason to make fewer trips to the water troughs or water buckets; horses will be seeking water to aid in the digestion of that dry hay. (read more)

EXPECT LOWER POWER BILLS
Source: The Chronicle Herald
Electricity customers overall will still see lower bills on Jan. 1 even if Nova Scotia Power’s nearly $100-million unpaid fuel bill is factored into rates starting in 2015, Energy Minister Andrew Younger says. Younger was responding Thursday to a new plan by the power company, which is proposing that its fuel costs be passed on to some customer classes starting April 1. They include the residential and general demand groups. (read more)

NEW MARKETS OPEN FOR CANADIAN SHEEP PRODUCTS IN MEXICO
Source: Canadian Sheep Federation
The Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) is pleased to announce that, thanks to the efforts of the Market Access Secretariat (MAS), Canadian sheep and goat meat, offal, and viscera from animals without any age restriction can now be shipped to Mexico. Prior to today’s announcement, there were restrictions on these products that limited Canada’s ability to export mutton to that country. (read more)