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Watch: hundreds of students attend Tullamore Farm open day
Caitríona Morrissey
The Agri Aware Farm Walk and Talk event drew a huge crowd of students interested in farming and food production.
23 March 2023 Advertisers' anouncements
Farm safety – steer clear of electricity poles and stay wires
Michael Murray, ESB Networks public safety manager, highlights the importance of identifying risks in the environment you are working in.
8 March 2023 News
Farm safety tackled in new light in EIP Agri project
The results of the Farmers4Safety – Managing Risk Together project were showcased at a conference in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, last Thursday.
Busy mind as dangerous as damaged PTO or manhole cover - Minister Heydon
Two in five of all fatal workplace incidents over the past decade have occurred on farms, despite just 6% of the workforce working in agriculture.
8 March 2023 News
Majority in favour of ‘Safe Pass’ certificate for farming
The project has surfaced some interesting pre- and post-evaluation survey results from farmers around farm safety approaches.
8 March 2023 News
Watch: how to avoid electrical hazards on farms
Co Meath dairy farmer John Stone has featured in a video aimed at helping farmers to improve electrical safety on their farms.
7 March 2023 News
Over 50% of ag science students believe their risk of farm injury is low
A recent study has found that agricultural science students have a low-risk perception when it comes to farm injuries.
7 March 2023 News
Busy mind as dangerous as damaged PTO or manhole cover - Minister Heydon
Two in five of all fatal workplace incidents over the past decade have occurred on farms, despite just 6% of the workforce working in agriculture.
2 March 2023 News
Lime is damaging farmers' eyes - surgeon
Surgeon Gareth Higgins warns farmers to be aware of the potential of lime to do permanent damage to the eye.
1 March 2023 Dealer
Farm safety conference to highlight power of peer-to-peer mentoring
The conference will showcase how farm safety can be increased by empowering farmers to work with their peers to identify risks.
28 February 2023 News
TAMS III: raised reference costs, higher grant rates and new investments
The new TAMS III scheme contains various changes to investment ceilings, grant rates and eligible investments. Martin Merrick reports.
22 February 2023 Buildings
Letter to the Editor: Two tiered system to improve farm safety
Darragh and Muireann from Scoil Mhuire Fatima, Co Laois, wrote to IFJ Junior to highlight the risk of death associated with slurry on farms.
22 February 2023 Letters