CAP / Schemes
'Farm safety scheme needed for Irish agriculture'
The government has been urged to seek inclusion of a farm safety scheme in the Rural Development Programme by Sinn...
CAP / Schemes
The government has been urged to seek inclusion of a farm safety scheme in the Rural Development Programme by Sinn...
Rural Life
“Take a night or two off, meet people, find a hobby, and if something is bothering you, chat to someone.” That...
Agri-Business
The HSA (Health and Safety Authority) released its annual report for 2016 earlier today (Wednesday, August 16), in which it...
Rural Life
In light of the most recent figures on farm deaths, safety must be highlighted as a top priority on farms...
N.Ireland
A man who sadly passed away in an accident involving a tractor on a farm in Co. Antrim will be...
Rural Life
In some instances, hydraulic drive systems could provide a possible alternative to PTOs (power take-offs), according to the Minister for...
Rural Life
A man has reportedly been airlifted to hospital this evening, August 1, after allegedly being crushed by a hay bale...
Rural Life
Today, Friday, marks the final day of the Farm Safety Week initiative, with today’s key theme focusing on the safety...
Rural Life
Nearly 20% of farm fatalities are caused by a person falling from a height or being struck by a falling...
N.Ireland
Farmers are not invulnerable and have to pace themselves – this was the message of Aidan O’Neill following the death...
Rural Life
As the fifth annual Farm Safety Week in Ireland and the UK gets underway, there is a “real concern” that...
Rural Life
Farm safety is going to take centre stage around the country in the next few days, as Farm Safety Week...
Rural Life
An 18-year-old farmer in the UK died as a result of an electric shock when his trailer touched overhead lines,...
Rural Life
A Co. Galway man, who had to change his farming practices after sustaining serious injury in a farm accident, has...
Rural Life
Fatal farm accidents have made up 50% of all workplace accidents so far this year, according to the Minister for Agriculture,...
Rural Life
The North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will be holding a farm safety awareness event tomorrow, Tuesday (July 4), in...
Rural Life
A one-year-old child, believed to be a baby boy, has been killed following an accident on a farm in the...
Rural Life
A revised version of the ‘Code of Practice for Preventing Injury and Occupational Ill-Health in Agriculture’ (farm safety Code of...