N.Ireland
Farmers urged to take extra care when mixing slurry
With the closed period for spreading slurry coming to an end at midnight on January 31, the Health and Safety...
Farm Safety
N.Ireland
Slurry petition calls for end to 'calendar farming craziness'
Approximately 2,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the slurry ban to be scrapped in Northern Ireland. The...
N.Ireland
Farmer recovering after being attacked by bull at the weekend
A farmer in Co. Down is recovering from head injuries sustained when he was attacked by a bull on Saturday,...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after 14-year-old involved in slurry accident
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined £1,000 (€1,138) today, after a slurry accident saw a teenage casual employee fall unconscious...
N.Ireland
One year on: Alistair Sloss' daughter relives the day a slurry tragedy took her father's life
This time last year the Sloss family’s lives changed forever when Co. Tyrone dairy farmer Alistair Sloss was killed in...
N.Ireland
Two farmers hospitalised just hours before slurry ban deadline
Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been hospitalised, and three animals have died, in a slurry accident just hours before this...
N.Ireland
Man killed in tractor accident on Antrim farm to be laid to rest
A man who sadly passed away in an accident involving a tractor on a farm in Co. Antrim will be...
Rural Life
'Hydraulic drive systems are a possible alternative to PTOs'
In some instances, hydraulic drive systems could provide a possible alternative to PTOs (power take-offs), according to the Minister for...
N.Ireland
Farmer's death spurs son to issue safety warning
Farmers are not invulnerable and have to pace themselves – this was the message of Aidan O’Neill following the death...
N.Ireland
New YFCU president will ensure that the voice of young farmers will be heard
The Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) will continue to raise the bar in the context of its stakeholder involvement...
Rural Life
Leenane farmer opts for twin wheels on his quad to avoid further heartache
“I don’t know anyone who has had a quad bike who hasn’t fallen off it.” That’s how a former IFA...
Machinery
Safety device for quads under HSA consideration
A safety device for quads (or ATVS – All Terrain Vehicles), which have been associated with a number of on...
N.Ireland
4-year-old child dies following farm accident in Co. Fermanagh
A 4-year-old child has died following a farm accident in Co. Fermanagh last night, the Police Service of Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
New initiative hopes to promote farm safety in schools
A new initiative which aims to promote farm safety in schools in Northern Ireland has been launched recently by Ulster...
Rural Life
'Some day could be your last day, if you're not very careful'
The lack of farm safety awareness education in secondary schools has prompted a group of students to create their own...
N.Ireland
Two calves die and another survives after falling into slurry tank
Two calves have died after they fell into a slurry tank at a farm in Carrickmore, Pomeroy, Co.Tyrone on Tuesday...
Opinion
Cross compliance and farm safety should be formally linked
Both ICSA and ICMSA have taken a wholly unacceptable position, where farm safety is concerned. The past week has seen...
Environment
Do you know the biggest risk farmers take when working with slurry?
Not removing livestock from a slatted shed prior to agitating is the biggest risk taken by farmers when working with...
