Farm Safety

A farm worker has died after unstrapping bales loaded onto a flat-bed vehicle.

A farmer has died after he was hit by a livestock wagon at a cattle mart in Yorkshire.

A Welsh farmer has fallen 40 metres into a quarry while checking livestock and is in a ’serious but stable condition’.

Farmers have been urged to take extra caution when operating machinery and driving on roads following industry concerns about darker nights and reduced visibility.

A young worker has died after being crushed between a forklift truck and a wall.

Farmers must prioritise their mental well-being as they are the farm’s greatest asset, a new social media campaign has highlighted.

A farmer and walker have died, with a further person injured, in two separate incidents involving cows and calves.

Cereal growers are being advised to be particularly cautious when handling over-yeared seed bags following reports of bags ripping or spilling during movement.

Deputy Head Dave Clark was described as the ‘heart and soul’ of Richmond School

When Gordon Beresford was diagnosed with prostate cancer, his daughter Aimee set out to raise awareness of the disease within the rural community. Emily Ashworth meets them to find out more.