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Should CAP direct payments be linked to farm safety?

August 30, 2018

It may be time to consider linking farm safety standards on farms to direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in “extreme”…

‘Embrace tractor’ made a pitstop at Virginia Show

August 23, 2018

Rural Life

The Embrace FARM Tractor Drive pulled into the Virginia Agricultural Show in Co. Cavan yesterday for a quick pitstop, before heading back out…

Focus firmly on farm safety at this year’s Dualla Show

August 21, 2018

Rural Life

Dualla Show organisers have set the focus firmly on farm safety this Sunday, August 26, for this year’s event. With over 70 livestock…

HSA: ‘We’re seeing success in work place safety – except on farms’

August 14, 2018

Rural Life

Farm safety was a central focus at the Tullamore Show this year, with several Irish organisations making the issue a key theme on…

ATV accidents spark inspiration for new quad attachment

August 14, 2018

Machinery

Three years ago, Ger Rigney noticed an industrial lawnmower with a roll bar fitted to it and wondered: Why was the same not…

Sussex farmer trampled by own livestock

August 13, 2018

Rural Life

A Sussex farmer who was found dead in a field was likely trampled to death by his own cattle, police have said. It…

‘Idyllic portrayal of the family farm is far removed from hard reality’

August 13, 2018

Rural Life

The “idyllic portrayal” of the family farm is “far removed” from the hard reality of day-to-day tasks undertaken by farmers dealing with heavy…

Working safely with PTOs

August 1, 2018

Power take-off (PTO) shafts are the power source for many machines that are attached to and powered by tractors. PTOs can rotate at…

Farm inspections account for almost 20% of HSA checks

July 25, 2018

Rural Life

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) completed almost 2,000 farm inspections and investigations in 2017, representing approximately 20% of the total amount of checks…

Man in his 70s dies in Galway farm accident

July 25, 2018

Rural Life

A 73-year-old man has died following a farm accident in Co. Galway yesterday (Tuesday, July 24), a spokesperson for the Health and Safety…

How many people have been killed on Irish farms in the last 10 years?

July 24, 2018

Beef

A large crowd attended the first of a series of farm walks organised by Bord Bia and Teagasc to provide farmers with a…

NI’s Air Ambulance soars one year on…but how many rescues were farming related?

July 23, 2018

N.Ireland

Around one in 10 air ambulance call-outs in Northern Ireland over the last year have been related to farming incidents, according to the…

ESB issues warning to transporters of straw and hay

July 23, 2018

Rural Life

ESB Networks has issued a public safety warning to the farming community about transporting high loads of hay and straw which may come…

5 safety tips for the harvest

July 21, 2018

Tillage

Many tillage farmers and contractors have started to harvest or are harvesting winter barley and oats at present; farmers are also busy baling…

Livestock safety: ‘Because I’m in a hurry’ is not good enough

July 20, 2018

Rural Life

Farmers are being challenged by Teagasc and the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to think about improving livestock handling systems to make them safer…

Letter: Father-of-3 trapped under quad for 30 minutes

July 20, 2018

Rural Life

AgriLand received the following letter at 2:20am this morning (July 20) from Cork pig farmer, Thomas Finn. The father-of-three penned this message while…