A tractor is an essential vehicle on every farm – and cannot be done without. However, it is vital that...
June 14, 2021
With agricultural contractors and farmers alike under particular pressure this year to get the silage cut following a late start...
June 8, 2021
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched Farm Safety Week 2021, which coincides with its annual...
June 1, 2021
The Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA) has been tasked 38 times to farm-related incidents and, in total, has responded to...
Agricultural contractors should ensure they conduct “simple daily checks” on their tractors and machinery before hitting the roads for a...
May 31, 2021
There has been a delay in the delivery of accelerated capital allowances for farm-safety equipment, but the application process is...
May 29, 2021
The recent spell of wet weather and the ensuing delays to silage cutting and harvesting in some parts of the...
May 26, 2021
One of the overall aims of the agricultural science curriculum at Leaving Certificate level is to promote farm safety, according...
May 25, 2021
Amended regulations on the safe use of quad bikes will be coming into effect later this year, the Health and...
May 20, 2021
Laois County Fire and Rescue Service recently held agricultural machinery rescue training sessions with crews across the county as the...
May 12, 2021
With silage season getting underway across the country, there are certain elements that tractor drivers – and fellow road-users –...
May 10, 2021
Rural road users are being urged to exercise patience and awareness as this year’s silage season begins. The farm and...
May 5, 2021
Sligo farmer Aengus Mannion was almost crushed to death when a teleporter rolled over him on a farm in Navan,...
April 29, 2021
As the busy silage season gets underway, all farmers and contractors are being urged to carefully plan their work and...
A 13-year-old boy has been hailed as a hero by local emergency services in Co. Cork, after playing a key...
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has welcomed the launch of the...
April 21, 2021
Irish agricultural contractors have begun a project which will seek to work safety practices across farms in this country –...
April 20, 2021
AgriKids, the farm safety educational platform, is looking for aspiring agri writers to be their guest bloggers. Children can forward...
April 3, 2021
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