Farm Safety
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has urged farmers to prioritise safety around tractors and machinery.
Lakeland Dairies has launched a farm safety campaign to help reduce accidents and injuries on NI supplier farms over the busy summer period.
Rural Life
Minister Martin Heydon has announced the allocation of €1.18 million in funding to 46 projects on farm safety, health and wellbeing.
14 people have died on farms in Northern Ireland over the past decade due to falls from height, according to data from HSENI.
Dairy
Between breeding and silage the farm is getting increasingly busy, therefore farm safety must be a number one priority over the coming months.
Farmers are being reminded to prioritise child safety in the coming months as many kids will likely take on more farm roles this summer.
AgriKids will be holding a Lá na bPáistí event during Féile na Bealtaine today (May 2) in Dingle Town Park.
Agri-Business
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to prioritise safety as silage season approaches.
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) focused on the importance of secure boundaries and preventing disease spread between neighbouring farms.
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) highlighted the disease risks associated with visitors, vehicles, and shared equipment entering farms.
A farm accident survivor originally from Co. Sligo has welcomed the stringent requirements for the use of telehandlers
The vast majority of farmers are unaware that training is now required under HSA telescopic telehandlers rules, according to the ICMSA.
Teagasc's Paul Mullins has discussed the importance of tractor safety this spring.
Recent interactions with clients over the last few weeks have "highlighted the risks that farmers still take in terms of farm safety", an advisor said.
An open call has been launched for farmer safety, health and wellbeing projects.
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) warned of 'serious risks' for pregnant women during lambing and calving season.
A group of girls in TY created a video to promote awareness, education and prevention on the farm by showing how easily accidents can occur
Machinery
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) requires training for the use of machinery to ensure that...
Animals are the leading cause of major facial injuries on farms, a five-year study at St James’s Hospital has found.
Beef
The spring calving season is fast approaching on both suckler and dairy farms across Ireland and is a high-risk period for farmer safety.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon believes farm fatalities in Ireland are “unacceptably high”.
Slurry season has started in many part of the country this week, so it is important to think about the dangers of handling slurry on the farm
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