Agriculture for Life is ready to hit the highway and deliver ag safety programming.

They unveiled their Rural Safety Unit at Spruce Meadows on Thursday, which is a mobile classroom to promote and provide education on rural and farm safety.

CEO of Agriculture for Life, Luree Williamson, says the trailer has been in the works for a year and a half.

"There's a number of different interactive stations within the trailer including hazard hunts, being able to identify hazards, large equipment, large animal, personal protective equipment, utilities, chemical look alikes, so there's a lot of different topics for people to really dive right in and really understand a lot more about some of the hazards you may encounter in rural and farm safety environments."

There are lots of interactive activities inside the trailer.

Williamson says, the trailer is already in high demand.

"We're receiving a number of different calls. The trailer itself will go to schools, it'll go to communities, fairs, festivals, so we're really excited. There's been such a tremendous amount of interest from communities to bring safety messaging into their personal communities, which I think is fantastic."

The trailer will be operating between April and October of each year, and two safety specialists from Ag for Life will travel with the trailer at all times.

The truck was donated to Ag for Life from TransCanada, UFA is sponsoring the fuel, and a capital investment came from Nutrien for the trailer.

The Rural Safety Unit makes it's first public appearance in Airdrie today.

They predict the trailer will reach over 30,000 people each year.

CEO of Ag for Life, Luree Williamson.

 

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