Rural Life
Cork farmer fined €10,000 after death of contractor on farm
A Co. Cork farmer has been fined €10,000 after the death of a pipe-laying contractor on his farm, the Health and...
Rural Life
A Co. Cork farmer has been fined €10,000 after the death of a pipe-laying contractor on his farm, the Health and...
N.Ireland
Over two-thirds of people killed in speed-related crashes in Northern Ireland in the last five years were killed on rural...
Machinery
An updated edition of the ‘Look Behind You’ guide to tractor-trailer braking has been published by the Agricultural Engineers Association...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) carried out 1,684 inspections and 53 investigations in the agriculture sector in...
Rural Life
A European campaign to cut the levels of painful and debilitating musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) has commenced, according to Teagasc. MSDs...
Agri Politics
Bord Bia has been allocated a total of €52.25 million in Budget 2021, a €4 million increase on its current...
N.Ireland
Overloaded battery terminals are behind an increasing number of tractor fires, an investigation of almost 1,000 carried out by rural...
Rural Life
A farmer was airlifted to hospital following an incident on a farm in Co. Clare yesterday (Tuesday, September 29), according...
Rural Life
A woman whose 19-year-old son was killed by a grain trailer with faulty brakes is to speak at a farm...
CAP / Schemes
Sheep farmers are being encouraged to avail of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) II initiative to make their enterprises safer...
N.Ireland
A friend of teenager Ellie McDonnell, who was rescued by Northern Ireland’s Air Ambulance but sadly passed away a year...
Featured
One child’s life taken in a farm accident is one too many. Recent child fatalities on farms are a stark...
Rural Life
Minister of State Martin Heydon is the first minister in the history of the state to have farm safety included...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) is to take a simpler and snappier approach to its farm safety campaign....
Rural Life
A culture change is needed “rather than more rules, regulations and inspections” when it comes to safety on farms, according...
Tillage
Weather has been unsettled and made harvesting difficult so far this season. It’s proving to be a challenging time with...
Rural Life
The Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) has unveiled 14 key points for farmers to keep in mind to avoid accidents on...
Tillage
This week is Farm Safety Week and it coincides with an extremely busy period on many tillage farms – harvest....