Farm Safety Week: Lodi UK raises awareness of farm chemical safety
25th July 2024
Mishandling chemicals is one of the top contributors to agricultural-related injuries, and a lot of accidents can be easily avoided if the correct care is taken in the first place, says Lodi UK.
Agriculture has poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK
24th July 2024
The Health and Safety Executive has recently published its work-related fatality figures for 2023/24, which revealed that agriculture has the poorest safety record of any occupation in the country.
JUNE 2024
A guide to baling safety
24th July 2024
During Farm Safety Week we look back to NFU Mutual’s top tips on staying safe this harvest season, from mowing and baling through to loading and carting, and stacking.
Free course underlining children’s safety on farms launches
24th July 2024
Wales Farm Safety Partnership and Lantra Cymru have created a new e-learning course, ‘Children on Farms’, which guides farmers on how to keep children safe on farms during the upcoming summer holidays.
UKOPA shares advice on how to work safely near buried pipelines
23rd July 2024
UKOPA’s latest Infringement Working Group report revealed that there were more than 800 infringements recorded along the UK’s network of buried pipelines last year. Each infringement could not only lead to prosecution or significant environmental damage but also put landowners and contractors at significant risk of harm or even death.
Farm Safety Week: Northern Powergrid works with agriculture to save lives
22nd July 2024
Northern Powergrid is celebrating Farm Safety Week by sharing vital safety messages that encourage farmers, farm workers and agricultural students to ‘Look Up It’s Live’ as well as by providing top tips on how to work together to stay safe when working near overhead power lines.
Farm Safety Week launches: ‘Actions and attitudes of farmers need a major rethink’
22nd July 2024
This week marks Farm Safety Week. The annual campaign led and funded by the Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) has been raising awareness of the many dangers of working in the farming industry.
North Devon District Council’s motion to turn vegan criticised by farmers
20th July 2024
North Devon District Council’s motion to turn vegan received backlash from the local farming community.
Conrad Energy and Belton Farm forge partnership to power sustainable cheese production
19th July 2024
Conrad Energy, a UK energy company that generates, buys, sells and manages energy, has announced the signing of a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Belton Farm.
Support schemes announced by Welsh Government ahead of SFS introduction called ‘logical step forward’
18th July 2024
NFU Cymru said that the Welsh Government’s announcement of interim schemes for 2025 is a “logical step forward” to ensure support for the farming industry and environmental delivery until new replacement schemes are operational.
Harvest 2024: How to stay safe during the hot spell
18th July 2024
With yellow health alerts in place for parts of the UK, and harvest getting underway on many farms, don’t forget to protect yourself in the hot weather.
15 tonnes of straw caught fire at farm on Essex-Suffolk border
18th July 2024
Firefighters have tackled a large blaze involving 15 tonnes of straw, a lorry and trailers on the Essex-Suffolk border.