Opinion
Letter to the editor: 'Farmers don't need more regulations for safety; they need education'
Farmers don’t need more regulations for safety; they need education. Farmers are ageing, so you need to educate the youth....
Opinion
Farmers don’t need more regulations for safety; they need education. Farmers are ageing, so you need to educate the youth....
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is looking for people aged between 16 and 20 for a survey on farm...
Rural Life
“Europe can tell us how many cows are born every year, but they cannot tell us how many farmers are...
Rural Life
The Agricultural Science Association (ASA) is hosting a webinar this Wednesday, June 17, on ‘The Importance of Farm Safety for...
Video
On this week’s FarmLand, we look at tractor safety on our roads during silage season and what everyone should keep...
N.Ireland
Five people have been injured and a child airlifted to hospital following an incident involving a tractor drawing a silage...
N.Ireland
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a poster competition for children to promote farm safety...
Rural Life
A group of young farmers – and transition year students of St. Joseph’s CBS in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary – are...
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has said it “will do everything in its power” to identify the individuals who...
Agri-Business
The use of smartphones to create videos is a significant management issue for many contractors in recent times – and...
Rural Life
Recent videos to emerge on social media platforms such as TikTok have prompted an angry and concerned response from industry...
Rural Life
People who are recording pranks with farm machinery for uploading on the TikTok social media channel have been deemed a...
Agri Politics
Farmers must put safety first on their farms – because not doing so puts them, their children and their neighbours...
Rural Life
The importance of child safety on farms has been heavily stressed by the Farm Safety Partnership, which said that yards...
Rural Life
When it comes to agriculture, there appears to be a greater emphasis on protecting the environment than on protecting the...
Rural Life
A man received “non life-threatening injuries” in a farm accident in Co. Mayo over the weekend, according to An Garda...
Machinery
With silage-cutting season underway, ESB Networks is reminding farmers and silage contractors of the serious risks associated with working near...
Machinery
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have issued a joint appeal to stress road safety...