Farm fires

£7.3m in damages caused by farm fires in NI during 2024 - report

N.Ireland

£7.3m in damages caused by farm fires in NI during 2024 - report

The cost of farm fires in NI were up by 42% in 2024, with an estimated total of £7.3m in fire damages being reported by farmers to NFU Mutual

Preventing machinery fires at harvest

Tillage

Preventing machinery fires at harvest

Machinery fires at harvest – combines, balers and tractors in particular- are a significant risk during periods of exceptionally dry weather.

Farm fires in NI reach £14.7m cost; farmers urged to put new prevention plans in place

Agri-Business

about 4 years ago

Farm fires in NI reach £14.7m cost; farmers urged to put new prevention plans in place

Rural insurer National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Mutual is urging farmers to put new fire prevention...

Cost of farm fires rises by a million in just a year

N.Ireland

about 8 years ago

Cost of farm fires rises by a million in just a year

Farm fires are burning holes in insurers' pockets, with claims in Northern Ireland rising by more than a million pounds in just a year.