Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Lanark woman left with broken bones after farm quad accident
Quad bikes can be a useful piece of equipment on any farm, but when not used properly or with the...
Farm Safety
Rural Life
29 farm workers killed on the job over last year
A total of 33 fatal injuries – including 29 farm worker deaths – were recorded on British farms over the...
Rural Life
JLS star lends backing to Farm Safety Week campaign
Former JLS star turned farmer JB Gill who now runs his own farm rearing pigs, turkeys and chickens near Kent,...
Rural Life
Mother speaks out about tragic farm accident to help others recognise the risks
At three years old, Linzi Nelson’s son, Stuart, had his life cut short in a tragic accident on their family...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: How to plan a safe school visit
Farms and crofts can often be dangerous places for children but, according to the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), with...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Aberdeen farmer tells how kick left his ligaments 'like broken cables'
As this year’s Farm Safety Week gets underway from Monday, July 16 until Friday, July 20, farmers from across Scotland...
Opinion
It’s imperative to make safety a priority on our farms at all times
Farm Safety Week 2018 kicks-off next Monday. It’s taking place at a time of year when farmers and contractors will...
Rural Life
Massey Ferguson holds first rural youth farm safety workshop
Massey Ferguson recently held its first ever farm machinery safety workshop with members of Wales YFC. Eryri and Ynys Mon YFC...
Rural Life
New figures show continued focus on farm safety is needed
Disappointing rises in farm fatality levels have led to renewed calls for improvements in on-farm safety measures. Worker deaths from...
N.Ireland
‘Hit the Diff’ star hits hospital bed after quad accident
Irish country music star, Marty Mone, took his commitment to his art a step too far this week, after a...
Machinery
Some 200 farm inspections set to focus on machinery
Approximately 200 farm inspections are set to take place as part of a two-week long campaign, with a special focus...
N.Ireland
9 things you should check every time you get in the cab
With slurry season well underway and silage time just around the corner – hopefully – the Health and Safety Executive...
N.Ireland
'Stop and Think': Farmers urged to focus on safety in 2018
All too often farm accidents are avoidable, officials warn ahead of the launch of a new wave of farm safety...
N.Ireland
‘Stop and Think’: Farmers urged to focus on safety in 2018
All too often farm accidents are avoidable, officials warn ahead of the launch of a new wave of farm safety...
Machinery
Video: Is this the safest way to change a tractor tyre?
A farm accident a number of years ago inspired an invention which aims to take the danger out of changing...
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...
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,...
