N.Ireland
One year on: Alistair Sloss' daughter relives the day a slurry tragedy took her father's life
This time last year the Sloss family’s lives changed forever when Co. Tyrone dairy farmer Alistair Sloss was killed in...
N.Ireland
This time last year the Sloss family’s lives changed forever when Co. Tyrone dairy farmer Alistair Sloss was killed in...
N.Ireland
Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been hospitalised, and three animals have died, in a slurry accident just hours before this...
N.Ireland
A man who sadly passed away in an accident involving a tractor on a farm in Co. Antrim will be...
Rural Life
In some instances, hydraulic drive systems could provide a possible alternative to PTOs (power take-offs), according to the Minister for...
N.Ireland
Farmers are not invulnerable and have to pace themselves – this was the message of Aidan O’Neill following the death...
N.Ireland
The Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) will continue to raise the bar in the context of its stakeholder involvement...
Rural Life
“I don’t know anyone who has had a quad bike who hasn’t fallen off it.” That’s how a former IFA...
Machinery
A safety device for quads (or ATVS – All Terrain Vehicles), which have been associated with a number of on...
N.Ireland
A 4-year-old child has died following a farm accident in Co. Fermanagh last night, the Police Service of Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
A new initiative which aims to promote farm safety in schools in Northern Ireland has been launched recently by Ulster...
Rural Life
The lack of farm safety awareness education in secondary schools has prompted a group of students to create their own...
N.Ireland
Two calves have died after they fell into a slurry tank at a farm in Carrickmore, Pomeroy, Co.Tyrone on Tuesday...
Opinion
Both ICSA and ICMSA have taken a wholly unacceptable position, where farm safety is concerned. The past week has seen...
Environment
Not removing livestock from a slatted shed prior to agitating is the biggest risk taken by farmers when working with...
Machinery
Brothers Noel and Ger Hickey from Co. Waterford have created an alternative drive system for vacuum-type slurry tankers rather than...
Rural Life
ABP Food Group is set to promote farm safety at the 2017 BT Young Scientist and Technology Event (BTYSTE) for...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged by the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Michelle Mcllveen to attend...
Rural Life
A number of farm accident support group meetings are being organised by Embrace FARM (Farm Accidents Remembered and Missed). These...