Farm Safety

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

There are loads of winter jobs to be done, from walking the fields to putting antifreeze in the sprayer.

HUSBANDRY 12 November 2025

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

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Prevention rather than cure for storm damage

Prevention rather than cure for storm damage

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 8 November 2025

Extension to deadline for claiming grant aid on PTO shaft covers

Extension to deadline for claiming grant aid on PTO shaft covers

NEWS 6 November 2025

Farm safety, security and wellbeing event set for Kilmallock Mart

Farm safety, security and wellbeing event set for Kilmallock Mart

Farm safety, security and wellbeing event set for Kilmallock Mart

NEWS 25 October 2025

Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids

HUSBANDRY 22 October 2025

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Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'

Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'

Mobile plunge sheep dipping operator Kevin Sheridan from Co Meath recalls the after effects of dipping sheep without any protective face mask, Darren Carty reports.

FARM SAFETY 24 September 2025

PTO deadline looms

PTO deadline looms

Grant aid of 60% will be provided up to a cost of €100/PTO shaft cover, with farms eligible to draw down grant aid on up to four PTO covers.

FARM SAFETY 24 September 2025

Watch: are you protecting yourself while spraying?

Watch: are you protecting yourself while spraying?

Farmers across the country generally need to spray at some stage or another, and should be trained and dressed appropriately.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

With a 60% grant aid available for items under the TAMS Farm Safety Scheme, Martin Merrick looks at some of the key items farmers can invest in within their yard to improve farm safety.

BUILDINGS 24 September 2025

2025 Surge in farm fatalities, older farmers most vulnerable

2025 Surge in farm fatalities, older farmers most vulnerable

There have been 16 confirmed deaths on farms this year, a figure that tragically surpasses the total for all of 2024. Older farmers are particularly vulnerable.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 24 September 2025

Base milk price falls at the wrong time for winter milk producers

Base milk price falls at the wrong time for winter milk producers

Aidan Brennan says the drop in milk price over the last few months is coming at the wrong time for liquid and winter milk producers.

LIQUID MILK 24 September 2025

‘It’s creating that sense of community’

‘It’s creating that sense of community’

A farm safety programme has been launched by Irish Rural Link with nine representatives to act as community champions for farmer safety and wellbeing across local communities, writes Sarah McIntosh.

CAREERS 24 September 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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