Rural Life
New body vies to tackle the challenges of rural health and care
A new membership organisation, dedicated to rural health and care across England, has been launched. The new Rural Health &...
Farm Safety
Agri-Business
HSE warns farmers of livestock risks as inspection regime starts
Farmers are being told they must pay closer attention to health and safety ahead of upcoming inspections. The Health and...
Rural Life
FSP launches second phase of farm safety campaign
The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) is launching the second phase of its farm safety campaign, which now brings livestock handling...
Rural Life
Cornwall unveils plans to develop England’s first Farming Health Hub
Plans have been unveiled to set up a new Farming Health Hub in Cornwall to provide a single source of...
Rural Life
79-year-old man dies on Suffolk farm
A 79-year-old man has died on a farm in Suffolk in what has been dubbed an “industrial incident”. Emergency services...
N.Ireland
NI survey to delve deep into on-farm safety practices
A survey has been launched to capture the reality of farm safety attitudes across Northern Ireland. Facilitated by Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
NI survey to delve deep into on-farm safety practices
A survey has been launched to capture the reality of farm safety attitudes across Northern Ireland. Facilitated by Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
NI survey to delve deep into on-farm safety practices
A survey has been launched to capture the reality of farm safety attitudes across Northern Ireland. Facilitated by Northern Ireland’s...
Agri-Business
Study to explore the mental health of Scotland’s farmers
Researchers at Robert Gordon University are set to explore and enhance the mental health of Scotland’s farming population as part...
Agri-Business
New campaign aims to halve number of farm deaths by 2023
A new campaign to improve farm safety hopes to slash the number of farm fatalities by half in just four...
Rural Life
HSE launches New Year farm safety crackdown
Farmers are being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage farm safety risks or face serious penalties....
Agri-Business
Workshop foreman fined after running over farm worker in a tractor
A workshop foreman has been fined £1,200 after he struck a farm worker whilst driving a tractor. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court...
Agri-Business
Farm fined £40,000 after worker severely injured in fall from height
A family run farming business has today been fined after an employee sustained severe injuries following a fall from height....
Rural Life
Farm worker freed from under a tractor in Cheshire
A farm worker has escaped with serious injuries after he was trapped beneath a tractor in Burland, Cheshire on Saturday (November 17)....
Rural Life
Aberdeenshire man was second brother to be killed in a farming accident
A 47-year-old Aberdeenshire man who was killed over the weekend is the second in his family to have died in...
N.Ireland
Avoid Harm on the Farm 2019 safety poster winners announced
More than 3,500 children from 98 Northern Ireland schools put pens, pencils and crayons to paper over the last few months to...
N.Ireland
Avoid Harm on the Farm 2019 safety poster winners announced
More than 3,500 children from 98 Northern Ireland schools put pens, pencils and crayons to paper over the last few months to...
Rural Life
1 farm vehicle involved in a level crossing incident every week
Farmers are dicing with death at level crossings, as on average, one incident involving a farming vehicle is reported every...
