HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-03-20, Page 9212a - The Farm Enka", Week of March 20, 1985
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SYSYEMS
Hearing protection for farmers
A simple, five minute test makes Ontario
farms aware of the impedance of wring
hearing protection.
The Finn Safety Association has been
°inducting the tests because of a generally
higher incidence ofhearingloss found
among fanners, says Lamiwinn, the assoc-
iation's
public relations ca -ordinator.
"We're urging fang to wear'acoustical
earmuffs, availabe from safety supply stores
for about $40, to conserve their hearing."
The association is also developing a
questionnaire to assess more accurately the
extent of hearing loss among farmers.
"We're questioning about one-third of the
tested fanners for information on the history
of hearing loss in their family, on the type of
farm they work and the type of equipment
they use."
Swinn says the early.results show hearing
loss is less evident among specialized fanners
than those in general fanning.
"General fanning requires larger, faster
equipment and a longer exposure to loud
noise which seems to increase the incidence
of hearing loss." .
An interesting preliminary result shows
th of the nearly 1,000 fanners tested so far,
the majority have the greatest hearing loss in
the left ear.
"My personal theory is that fanners
usually tum one way to watch their trailing
equipment behind the tractor. And when
they're driving a car or thick with the window
down they experience a lot of noise in the left
ear.
Swinn says many tractor companies are
engineering their equipment to reduce noise
levels and are redesigning tractor cabins to
protect farmers' hearing.
But despite these changes, Swinn says
fanners should still be wearing hearing
Protection.
"There's a reluctance among farmers -to
wear pin because they fear they won't
be able to hear their equipment running. But
this is unfounded because acaoustieal ear-
muffs only cut out the dangerous noise
levels."
Swinn says the association plans to conduct
tests at several agricultural functions this
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Reap benefits of ag research
Investment in research has helped keep
Canada's agrieniture in the forefront of
tedmokigical development. len particular our
plant breeders are recognized world wide for
their contribution towards improvement of
crop yields, disease resistance and quality.
The canola story provides a classic
example. By the time that erucic acid started
making the headlines as a potential hazard in
rape seed oil, Agriculture Canada plant
breeders had a 'low erucic' variety available
for farmers. Next, minimization of gluoosin-
olates meant that meal is more suitable for
livestock rations.
The new `double zero' rape seed varieties
were called canola to designate the unique
properties of their oil and meal. Credit gows
to the agricultural scientists at Saskatoon' and
Winnipeg who so rapidly provided Prairie
growers with world leading canola varieties.
Wheat, Canada's number one sop, has
also benefitted greatly from the painstaking
Fut
Fumce
work • of plant breeders. Varieties are
available to match different growing condi-
tions and market requirements, and to ensure
resistance against potentially devastating
diseases.
The soybean crop has moved out of its
traditional three county comer of extreme
southwestern Ontario to cover all of the
province's south. Interest in the sop is strong
in many other parts of the country. All of this
has taken place in less than a decade, and is
strictly the result of both public and private
plant breeders developing high yielding,
early varieties.
In most of our major crop species,
improved varieties are coming onto the scene
at a more rapid pace than ever. Growers must
look to the new entries for greater product-
ivity and improved profit potential.
Of course, the top new varieties are only
available as Certified seed. The advantages
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