Protocols for Use of the Farm & Food Care Photograph Library
The opportunity to open the barn door and visit a typical Canadian farm online is now available by visiting the Agriculture Photo Library. The library was created to provide those in agriculture education, teachers, students and media an opportunity to access accurate, up to date photographs of Canadian agriculture. In the library you will find pictures of farm animals, farm families, field crops, vegetables, orchards and fruits, animal care and handling practices, modern barns, environmental initiatives and food processing plants.
Purpose of the Library
The purpose of the library is to provide accurate, up to date photographs of agriculture for educational purposes to three target groups defined as:
a. Agriculture organizations
b. Media and general public
c. Educators
Purpose of the protocols is to establish: I. Library access and use guidelines
II. Recognition of funding guidelines
III. Protocol review guidelines
I. Library Access & Use Guidelines
a. Partners and Agriculture Groups:
a. Partners and Agriculture Groups:
i. The commodity partner groups that provided funding to the project have full access to the images.
ii. Partner groups may use the images for printed educational or printed promotional uses, or their organizations website provided the low-resolution requirements (25KB or less) are met.
iii. Partner groups that produce for profit publications/magazines may use the images in those publications at the same usage rate as stated in Section 1.b.v (Media use).
iv. Partners should make the effort to not “overuse” the images, when using them in their own publications.
v. Farm & Food Care will have access to the entire collection of images.
vi. Farm & Food Care may use the images in any printed educational resource and on its website and social media.
vii. Access to specific images will be granted to other agricultural organizations on request to Farm & Food Care, for educational, non-commercial or commercial use as deemed by Farm & Food Care.
viii. Any usage of the images by groups other than the partners or Farm & Food Care must credit the image to: FarmPhotos.ca library.
b. Media and general public:
i. Farm media and mainstream media will have access to images that may be of use to compliment a balanced story about animal agriculture and related practices.
ii. Any usage of the images by the media must credit the image to: FarmPhotos.ca library.
iii. Media may not use the images for reproduction on any website unless Farm & Food Care has approved the posting.
c. Educators:
i. Elementary educators will have access to Farmphotos.ca library to assist in teaching about farming and the environment.
ii. Images will be for the personal educational use of each educator
iii. Any reproduction of the images must credit the source to: FarmPhotos.ca
d. Other:
i. Farm & Food Care reserves the right to refuse image usage to any organization or individual other than the partners.
ii. Images may not be sold for any purpose
iii. Private companies wishing to use the images for agricultural educational purposes agree to provide free copies of the educational resource to Farm & Food Care and/or its partners on request.
iv. Every attempt will be made to not provide images to individuals or groups whose intention is deemed to be unfairly negative towards animal agriculture.
II. Recognition of Funding
i. Groups and individuals using the images must make every effort to recognize FarmPhotos.ca Library
III. Review of Protocols
Any concerns about the use of the library should be directed to:
Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan,
RR#4, Box 277, Site 412
Saskatoon, SK
Canada S7K 1J7
Email: office@farmfoodcaresk.org