Rural Life
Men 5 times more likely to die on a farm than women - AFBI
Statistics revealed at the Teagasc BeSafe National Farm Safety Conference today (Wednesday, November 23) suggest men are five times more...
Farm Safety
Farm Safety
HSA launches campaign with focus on farmer health and wellbeing
A nationwide week-long farm inspection campaign focused on farmer health and wellbeing has been launched by the Health and Safety...
Farm Safety
800 children to attend school farm safety event at Carnew Mart
Around 800 primary school children are due to attend a farm safety day at Carnew Livestock Mart in Co. Wicklow...
Rural Life
Farmer urges caution after sheep dip fumes cause coma
An Offaly man has urged farmers to exercise caution when transporting and storing sheep dip after he went into a...
Rural Life
Farm safety conference to focus on behavioural changes
Farmers have been invited to attend a conference focussing on behavioural changes for farm safety, on November 23, in Teagasc’s...
Rural Life
Prepare for darker days as the clocks go back
With clocks set to go back at by one hour, from 2:00a.m to 1:00a.m local standard time, tomorrow (Sunday, October...
Rural Life
Mid-term farm safety course aimed at budding farmers
Lantra has launched a free mid-term farm safety course aimed at ensuring the safety of both budding young farmers and...
Agri-Business
HSA: Farming still over-represented in fatality figures
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has said that the farming sector is still “over-represented” in its fatality figures, accounting...
Rural Life
RSA urges parents not to gift quads to children
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has urged parents to not gift quad bikes or scramblers to children for Christmas. According...
Farm Safety
25 deaths related to farm construction work over a 9-year period
In Ireland, 25 people lost their lives as a result of farm construction work between 2010 and 2019, according to...
Farm Safety
Mental health: Minister Heydon urges vigilance for farmers
Minister of State for farm safety Martin Heydon has urged farmers to be vigilant around their mental health and wellbeing....
Rural Life
'Farmers don't see threats to own safety' - project feedback
The majority of farmers don’t see the threats to their own safety or the safety of others on their farms,...
Agri-Business
€2.5m dedicated to farm safety and farmer health in Budget 2023
A €2.5 million dedicated farm safety budget will facilitate an expansion of farmer safety, health and wellbeing supports, Minister of...
Agri-Business
Budget 2023: Increase in TAMS budget and other agri measures
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Tuesday, September 27) announced details of his department’s 2023...
Machinery
First showing of tractor simulators at Ploughing 2022
Having recently announced a €1.2 million investment in driving simulators to train tractor drivers, Teagasc took one along to Ploughing...
Farm Safety
HSA farm inspection campaign to focus on work at height
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has today (Monday, September 26) launched a two-week farm inspection campaign focusing on working...
Video
Farm safety: Maintaining and repairing machinery
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has partnered with AXA and Agriland Media Group for an innovative campaign to...
Farm Safety
Farm safety: 'Machinery and livestock not to blame for accidents'
“The core cause of farm accidents is not machinery or livestock, it comes down to an individual decision at the...
