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Paper versus Practice: Occupational Health and Safety Protections and Realities for Temporary Foreign Agricultural Workers in Ontario [PDF]
, 2014 Over 20,000 temporary foreign agricultural workers come to Ontario each year, primarily from Mexico and the Caribbean. Agricultural workers are exposed to a number of occupational health and safety (OHS) risks.
Haines, Ted +2 more
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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik +3 more
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WHAT ARE THE MAIN IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES IN WORK ON SHEEP FARMS? [PDF]
Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentThis article fills a gap in the international academic literature, regarding security and safety at work in sheep farms, as well as the main health problems of workers in this type of farms in Romania. The issue of safety and physical and health of sheep
Mirela STANCIU +2 more
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Alexandria Engineering JournalIn order to better detect and identify the running state of the wind turbine equipment and its generator in the power system wind farm, and then improve the operation reliability of the wind turbine in the power system wind farm, the monitoring method of
Bo Li, Wei Wang, Jingwei Guo, Bo Ding
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Automatic Romaine Heart Harvester [PDF]
, 2019 The Romaine Robotics Senior Design Team developed a romaine lettuce heart trimming system in partnership with a Salinas farm to address a growing labor shortage in the agricultural industry that is resulting in crops rotting in the field before they ...
Borst, Jonathan +2 more
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Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.Flexible tactile sensors have considerable potential for broad application in healthcare monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and bioinspired robotics. This review explores recent progress in device design, performance optimization, and intelligent applications. It highlights how AI algorithms enhance environmental adaptability and perception accuracy
Siyuan Wang +3 more
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, 1995 Over the years, electrically powered farm equipment has become an indispensable element of modern farming. With the widespread use of electricity on the farm, more emphasis needs to be placed on using electricity and electrical equipment safely ...
Chamberlain, Diane, Hallman, Eric
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Lightning Protection for farms
, 1995 Lightning, one of natures most powerful forces, can cause a great deal of damage, particularly in a farm environment. A lightning strike can start fires in buildings, damage electrical equipment, and electrocute humans and livestock.
Chamberlain, Diane, Hallman, Eric
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Independent External Monitoring Agricultural Report 2011 Syngenta, Romania Iasi Corn [PDF]
, 2011 This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Fair Labor Association
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study proposes a novel integrated system (SDKC‐DORC) that combines a split‐flow dual‐pressure Kalina cycle with a secondary organic Rankine cycle for the synergistic utilization of solar energy and liquefied natural gas (LNG) cold energy.
Ke Xiao +6 more
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