The 2008 Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW), March 12 - 18, is fast approaching. You are invited to review and become familiar with the campaign media kit which is available at www.casa-acsa.ca .

"Manage more than just your back!" is the theme of this year's Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign with a focus on sprains, strains and falls. The goal of this year's campaign is to encourage farmers to think through their work and find ways to reduce the risk of sprains, strains and falls. The CASW campaign is delivered by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) in partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).

To kick-off the campaign, launch events will be held on March 10th at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro and on March 13th at the Saskatchewan Association for Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention in Regina. Additionally, almost every province will be celebrating CASW with a proclamation or other formal recognition in the legislature. Check out "Contacts for Media" to contact your provincial representative to find out more about what is going on in your area.