Other
HSE urges farm families to be safe this half-term
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging farm families to keep their children safe this half-term. As schools across...
Farm Safety
Agri-Business
Woman fatally trampled by cattle in Billingshurst field
A 55-year-old woman has died as a result of injuries she sustained after being trampled by cattle in a field,...
Agri-Business
Family of four-year-old killed in farm accident appeals for others to stay safe
The grieving uncle of a four-year-old boy killed on a farm has urged everyone in agriculture to do more to...
N.Ireland
Farm safety: Would you consider a camera to monitor PTO drive?
In the wake of the recent Farm Safety Week in Northern Ireland, the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) is encouraging the...
N.Ireland
NI farm safety: Farmers urged to embrace new technologies
As this year’s Farm Safety Week draws to a close, the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has urged farmers to embrace...
N.Ireland
HSENI names new farm safety champions
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) alongside the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP), has named new farm safety...
N.Ireland
NI farm safety: Keep children safe during busy season
As part of Farm Safety Week this week, the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) is reminding the farming community to keep...
Other
Lancashire mart fined after fatal employee incident
A livestock auction mart has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a dairy...
Rural Life
Farmer sentenced after 4-year-old fatally falls from vehicle
A farmer from Lancashire has been given a suspended prison sentence for breaching farm safety regulations after his four-year-old nephew...
Rural Life
Farmers advised not to carry out emergency tree work themselves
In the aftermath of three back-to-back storms, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding farmers and others to avoid...
Other
Preparing your farm for Storm Barra
A Status Yellow weather warning is in place for the UK tomorrow (December 7), extending until Wednesday (December 8) for...
Agri-Business
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 and control plans in place...
Rural Life
Study reveals agriculture as the UK’s most dangerous industry for workers
New research has revealed the fatality rate of economic activities worldwide, revealing agriculture workplace fatality rates in different countries. Health...
Rural Life
Telehandler fire tackled on farm in Devon
Firefighters in Devon were called to a farm last Friday, September 17, after a telehandler caught fire in the middle...
Rural Life
Farming is the UK's second most dangerous industry
Farming is the UK’s second most dangerous industry, according the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) workplace fatality data analysed in...
Other
Southwest sees 3 farm fires in 3 days
Fire crews in the southwest have been called to three serparate farm fires over the past week (September 3-5). The...
Rural Life
HSE issues safety call to farmers after a series of farm fatalities
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging farmers to make safety a priority to reduce the number of deaths...
Rural Life
Agricultural fatal injury rate in the UK was 20 times higher than the all-industry rate
Solutions to the ongoing farm safety dilemma in the UK were discussed at a webinar organised by Farmers’ Union of...
