Farm Safety
13-year-old girl charged with barn fire in Scottish Highlands
A 13-year-old female has been charged in connection with what has been described as a deliberate barn fire in the...
Farm fire
Rural Life
Fire service tackle blaze at a farm in Co. Donegal
Local fire services dealt with a fire at a farm in the east of Co. Donegal last night (Thursday, August...
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Machinery
Top tips to reduce risk of tractor fires this silage season
Following a number of farm machinery fires in recent days, firefighters in Co. Carlow have offered a range of tips...
N.Ireland
2,000 pigs die after blaze breaks out on Co. Down farm
Up to 2,000 pigs are believed to have died in a large blaze that broke out on a farm last...
Rural Life
Farm fire started...by 'pigs and a pedometer'
Firefighters were called out to a fire at a farm over the weekend – only to find that the blaze...
N.Ireland
Investigations into arson following shed fire
Investigations are ongoing into a suspected case of arson that occurred last month when a shed containing hay bales was...
N.Ireland
50 firefighters attend farm shed blaze in Antrim
Approximately 50 fire brigade personnel attended a large blaze which broke out in a number of farm sheds last night,...
Rural Life
Fire in Roscommon tackled by emergency services during Storm Brendan
Members of the emergency services including An Garda Síochána attended a fire at a farmhouse in Co. Roscommon yesterday, Monday,...
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Opti-Skim trumps calf milk replacer with newest edition
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Rural Life
Farmers 'over-represented' in Irish fire fatalities
Farmers and those living in rural areas are at a higher risk of dying in residential fires, according to the...
Rural Life
Machinery destroyed in latest of 4 farm arson attacks
Machinery was destroyed – along with a shed and a number of bales – in an overnight farm fire in...
Rural Life
140 sheep killed in Donegal hay shed fire
Around 140 sheep were killed when a fire broke out in a hay shed on farmland in the area of...
Rural Life
6 teens arrested in connection with 140ac UK crop fire
Six teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a large-scale crop fire in the UK earlier this week. The...
N.Ireland
JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning
A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires...
Rural Life
Livestock killed in border farm blaze
A number of livestock have died as a result of a hay barn fire that occurred yesterday morning, Sunday, April...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
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Rural Life
Gardai investigating overnight tractor fire and diesel theft
Gardai are investigating an incident in which a tractor was set on fire last week. The fire was found on...
Rural Life
Christmas chaos: 50 bales lost in Kerry farm fire
More than 50 large bales were set ablaze in a fire that broke out in a shed in Co. Kerry...
Rural Life
Farm of Dyson boss targeted in suspected arson attack
A farm building owned by engineer and founder of the Dyson electronics and technology firm, James Dyson, went up in...
N.Ireland
Man dies in Co. Antrim farmhouse fire
A man in his 50s has died in a farmhouse fire in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim last night (November 14, 2018). Five firefighters...