Shared Workforce Program Renewed and Expanded to Meet New Brunswick’s Agricultural Labor Needs
Following a successful two-year pilot, the Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick is excited to announce the renewal and expansion of its shared workforce program. With continued support secured for another two years, the program is scaling efforts to connect even more farms across the province with local job
A national surveillance project of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR) is reporting that 624 agriculture-related fatalities occurred in Canada from 2011 to 2020. Other statistics show an average of 62 people died each year with 54 per cent of those fatalities being
Delivered by the Agriculture Alliance of New Brunswick (AANB), the Agriculture in the Classroom New Brunswick (AITC-NB) program is growing with the addition of new resources, courses and community engagement. New resources AITC-NB launched a new mini unit called Art and Agriculture in March 2023. Charlotte Flores, AITC-NB manager, says
The Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) project is a partnership between the agricultural community and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to meet ECCC’s goals of preserving species at risk while recognizing the importance of the farmer’s role in this and their requirements for production. Some