Machinery
Working safely with PTOs
Power take-off (PTO) shafts are the power source for many machines that are attached to and powered by tractors. PTOs...
Machinery
Power take-off (PTO) shafts are the power source for many machines that are attached to and powered by tractors. PTOs...
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) completed almost 2,000 farm inspections and investigations in 2017, representing approximately 20% of the total...
Rural Life
A 73-year-old man has died following a farm accident in Co. Galway yesterday (Tuesday, July 24), a spokesperson for the...
Beef
A large crowd attended the first of a series of farm walks organised by Bord Bia and Teagasc to provide...
N.Ireland
Around one in 10 air ambulance call-outs in Northern Ireland over the last year have been related to farming incidents,...
Rural Life
ESB Networks has issued a public safety warning to the farming community about transporting high loads of hay and straw...
Tillage
Many tillage farmers and contractors have started to harvest or are harvesting winter barley and oats at present; farmers are...
Rural Life
Farmers are being challenged by Teagasc and the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to think about improving livestock handling systems to...
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...
Machinery
When people think of farm vehicles, the first ones that come to mind are tractors and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). These...
N.Ireland
The head of Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive, Keith Morrison, has penned an open letter urging farmers to take...
Rural Life
This year’s Farm Safety Live event will be centred around four key aspects. These will include: livestock handling; quad bike operation;...
Machinery
Farmers have been urged “not to rely on luck” when working with machinery by the chairperson of the Irish Farmers’...
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has released a detailed breakdown of the circumstances surrounding the 24 farm fatalities that...
Rural Life
A 54-year-old woman has died following an apparent farm accident in Co. Galway while tending to cattle, it has been...
Rural Life
Farmers have been urged to take the time to plan and address potential risks before undertaking any potentially dangerous tasks....
Rural Life
‘Safety first’ is a thought that should be at the forefront of every quad driver’s mind when using such vehicles;...
Rural Life
In light of the worrying number of recent farm fatalities, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed,...