Beef
'Sometimes they get overcome by gas, get dizzy and fall in'
Farmers will begin to spread slurry around the country next week. First and foremost in their minds should be safety....
Beef
Farmers will begin to spread slurry around the country next week. First and foremost in their minds should be safety....
Buildings
The availability of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) and the expansion of the national dairy herd in recent years has...
Dairy
As the busy calving season approaches for the dairy sector, farmers are reminded to prioritise their health and safety by...
Machinery
As slurry season nears – some farmers will be able to spread from January 13 – the most important thing...
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is to roll out a ‘peer-to-peer’ farm safety initiative in 2019, which the association says...
Rural Life
There has been a reduction in the number of farm deaths recorded in 2018, compared to the average of the...
Rural Life
The founder of AgriKids, Alma Jordan, has urged farming households to think safety first this Christmas as visitors descend on...
Rural Life
Three of the four people who died in Ireland as a result of an incident involving a quad bike or...
Rural Life
The founder of AgriKids has teamed up with Teagasc to produce ‘Jessy’s Smart Kids’ newsletter to highlight the importance of...
Rural Life
An estimated figure of approximately €624,000 has been allocated for farm safety initiatives by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA)...
Rural Life
More than 3,500 children from 98 Northern Ireland schools put pens, pencils and crayons to paper over the last few months to...
Rural Life
A risk manager with FBD Insurance has said he believes a “mart lockdown system is the direction that marts must...
Rural Life
The inaugural Hooper Dolan Farm Safety Awards in association with Teagasc were launched at a special function in Kildalton College...
Rural Life
It has been said at a health and safety conference this morning that “near misses” with farm accidents have to...
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) National Farm Safety Conference kicked off in Carlow this morning. Taking place in the...
Rural Life
A new body is needed in Ireland to drive farm safety reforms, according to Fianna Fail’s Seanad spokesperson on agriculture,...
Environment
With high winds and heavy rain expected throughout the day, Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has put together...
Rural Life
Teagasc is in the process of recruiting its second farm safety specialist, due to the workload becoming “quite onerous“, the...