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Farmers warned of livestock dangers after cow attack

January 17, 2020

Farmers are being warned of the risk of attack by livestock after a Co. Westmeath farmer suffered “significant injuries” earlier this week. The…

Avoid Harm on the Farm: 2020 NI children’s farm safety calendar launched

January 17, 2020

N.Ireland

A farm safety calendar competition received entries from more than 3,800 school children from across Northern Ireland. The chief executive of the Health…

‘Farmers need to beware low-lying power lines’ – ESB

January 14, 2020

Rural Life

Farmers around the country are being warned to beware of low-lying overhead power lines on their farms, after the country was hit by…

Secure spreading: Safety is key when putting out slurry

January 13, 2020

Rural Life

Following the lifting of the annual ban on slurry and fertiliser spreading, and the beginning of the open period today, Monday, January 13,…

Farming the most dangerous sector in 2019 with 20% rise in fatalities

January 10, 2020

Rural Life

Farming was still the most dangerous sector in the country, according to the latest figures released by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA),…

Farm Safety Partnership calls for removal of ‘onerous’ 30-month rule

January 9, 2020

Beef

The Farm Safety Partnership has called for the removal of the 30-month rule, believing the rule risks farmers’ safety through additional sorting and…

Farm families urged to make safety a Christmas centrepiece

December 23, 2019

Rural Life

The founder of AgriKids has appealed to families to make farm safety a centrepiece of their Christmas. “This is a great time to…

EU farm safety body involving Teagasc and HSA presents ‘interim findings’

December 21, 2019

Rural Life

An EU-wide farm health and safety body – made up of organisations from several countries, including Teagasc and the Heath and Safety Authority…

Farm health and safety mart event scheduled for next week

November 12, 2019

Rural Life

A farm health and safety awareness event will be held by Teagasc Cork East on Wednesday, November 20, at 2:30pm at Macroom Mart,…

AgriKids founder drives on after SEI award win

November 10, 2019

Rural Life

Social entrepreneur and AgriKids founder, Alma Jordan, is continuing her drive for change in farm safety after being selected as one of the winners…

Worker deaths decrease across all sectors – except agriculture

October 3, 2019

Rural Life

A report into the aging workforce in Ireland has found that workplace fatalities among older workers have decreased across all sectors of the…

Alltech Ireland hits target with ‘Run2Raise’

October 2, 2019

Rural Life

The €15,000 target for Alltech Ireland’s ‘Run2Raise’ initiative in aid of Embrace Farm was met with an extra €1,000 to spare – with…

‘Farming is still the most dangerous job in Ireland’ – Minister Breen

September 17, 2019

National Ploughing Championships 2019

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) launched a new farming publication entitled ‘Confined Spaces in Agriculture’, during the official opening of its Farm…

Farm hazard message will be a focus at local enterprise village

September 15, 2019

National Ploughing Championships 2019

The need for children to be farm hazard aware will be a focus at the local enterprise village at this year’s National Ploughing…

New Australian law will jail farm invaders for up to a year

September 3, 2019

Rural Life

A proposed new law in the Australian state of South Australia will create a new offence whereby animal rights activists who invade farms…

HSA: Far too many older and younger folk killed by tractors

August 12, 2019

Rural Life

Children and the elderly are most in danger on farms, particularly from tractors, according to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). Warning farmers,…