Machinery
Farmers urged to consider fire safety following 10ac blaze
Firefighters have urged farmers to think about fire safety following a call out to a field fire in Essex last...
Farm Safety
Beef
Farm Safety Week: Farmers urged to review safety measures
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president William Irvine is encouraging farmers to review safety measures on their farm and work out...
Arable
21 killed in agri-sector work-related incidents last year
21 people were killed in work-related incidents in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry in Great Britain last year, according...
N.Ireland
Video: Farmer ‘lucky to be alive’ after fall into slurry pit
An Irish suckler farmer has said he is lucky to be alive after surviving a fall into a slurry pit...
N.Ireland
UK landowner fined after people ‘seriously injured’ by cattle attacks
A UK landowner has been fined £15,000 after members of the public were “seriously injured” by cattle while walking along...
Opinion
Opinion: Keeping our children safe must always be a priority
The coming weeks will see large numbers of children exploring every nook and cranny of the farms they live on....
N.Ireland
HSENI launches ‘Avoid Harm on the Farm’ poster competition
Primary school children throughout Northern Ireland are being urged to get creative and in the process learn important lessons about...
Rural Life
8,000 birds may have died in Anglesey poultry farm fire
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that around 8,000 birds are believed to have died as a result...
N.Ireland
Farm safety needs to be prioritised in lead up to summer
Calls have been made for increased farm safety and vigilance in the run up to silage season and summer 2023....
Agri-Business
Thousands of agri workers suffer from work-related health issues - HSE
Figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have shown that 12,000 workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing suffered from...
Agri-Business
HSE launches farm-vehicle safety campaign
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (Monday, March 13) launched a farm-vehicle safety campaign aimed at reducing farm...
Agri-Business
Nominations now open for NI Tidy Farmyard Awards
NFU Mutual has relaunched its Tidy Farmyard Awards in Northern Ireland, which aim to recognising those in agriculture who are “championing...
Other
Exeter farmer fined after teen worker injured
A farmer from Exeter has been fined following an incident at his farm whereby a teenager worker suffered serious head...
N.Ireland
Farm Safety Partnership welcomes Rural Support as new member
The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has welcomed Rural Support which has been awarded full FSP member status. The partnership is...
N.Ireland
Rural schools play role in farm safety initiative
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has said it is being supported by over 430 rural and special...
N.Ireland
HSENI launches farm safety campaign aimed at older farmers
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has today (Thursday, December 8) launched a farm safety awareness campaign...
Agri-Business
123 killed in work-related accidents in 2021/22 - HSE
123 workers were killed in work-related accidents in 2021/22 and a further 565,000 workers sustained a non-fatal injury, according to...
N.Ireland
Men 5 times more likely to die on a farm than women -AFBI
Statistics revealed at the Teagasc BeSafe National Farm Safety Conference today (Wednesday, November 23) suggest men are five times more...
