Farm Safety

Handling livestock, particularly cattle, always involves the risk of injury, but putting certain measures in place and always adhering to strict protocols can reduce that risk to yourself, your employees and visitors.

Increasing cattle-related fatalities in the last five years have led to industry calls for livestock to be handled and treated with caution.

A dairy farmer who says he is lucky to be alive after he was impaled by a three-foot bale spike hopes his story will act as a warning to other farmers to prioritise health and safety and not be complacent.

Farm fires have left the industry with a bill of more than £69 million in 2020, a rise of 40 per cent, sparking calls for farmers to put new fire prevention and control plans in place.

A 21-year-old woman has died in a quad bike incident.

A young farmer’s efforts in promoting practical safety tips and discussing mental wellbeing through digital platforms has been recognised.

An 81-year-old man and a nine-year-old boy have been killed in separate vehicle-related incidents within days of each other. 

A member of the public driving a mobile scooter on a farm track has died in a farm collision.

An 86-year-old man has died following a collision involving two quad bikes on a farm.

A farm worker has been rushed to hospital after he fell into an empty grain silo on farm.