Agri-Business
Agri industry is still 'failing to address farm safety adequately' - NFUS VP
Vice president of the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS), Andrew Connon, has said the agricultural industry is still “failing...
Safety
Dairy
Spring-calving: Ensuring that safety is at the forefront
The start of the new year means that the spring-calving season is now only a few weeks away from starting...
N.Ireland
Safety campaign to focus on agri contractors in Northern Ireland
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a workplace inspection campaign focused on agricultural contractors across...
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...
Rural Life
HSE urges public and farmers to prioritse safety around cattle this Easter
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned those planning to take a trip into the British countryside this Easter...
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
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...
Agri-Business
Doosan scoops awards with ‘see through’ bucket
Doosan claims to have overcome the major problem that all loader drivers face, i.e. the large and highly critical blind...
Agri-Business
Claas introduces new feature to Arion tractors to improve towing
Claas has introduced what it terms an 'automatic trailer stretch brake' option for its Arion tractors equipped with CMATIC constantly...
Rural Life
Agri engineer ordered to pay £8,800 following worker's 3m fall
An agricultural engineer from Devon was recently sentenced after a worker sustained serious, life-changing injuries after a fall from height,...
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
Father tells of six year old's farm death
The heartbroken father of an ‘extraordinary little fellow’ who died in a farm death on his farm has told of...
Rural Life
'The bullock reared up and submerged my Dad in the river. There was nothing we could do'
As the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine launches a National Farm Safety Initiative, and in the first of...
Opinion
Farm safety policy – too much carrot – not enough stick?
Speaking at the Tullamore Show this week the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney said that he...
Other
Two deaths last week brings farm deaths to 16
In the same week as National Farm Safety Day, two farm deaths have occurred, including the death of Offaly’s U-21...
