Farm Safety

Tributes have been paid to the former world ploughing champion Graeme Witty, who died in a farming incident at the age of 71.

Rural groups have warned farmers to be extra ‘vigilant’ following an alarming rise in large-scale sheep thefts during lockdown.

NFU mutual has launched a free health and safety service to help farmers protect themselves and farm workers from Covid-19 during the challenging harvest period.

A farmer has died in an incident involving a quad bike in Cumbria.

A teenage girl was killed in an incident involving a quad bike on a farm in Devon. 

Why sky lanterns have not yet been banned is anyone’s guess, but the no doubt commercially inspired plan by Night Sky Lanterns to celebrate the work of the NHS with a mass lantern release is a disgrace.

A recent first aid course for farmers was a great success dealing with life threatening injuries and the immediate steps that can be taken to help save a life.

Intelligence from members of the farming community has played a vital role in two recent operations, which saw police recover stolen farm machinery worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Farmers have been urged to implement stricter safety measures on-farm as schools close due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Health and Safety chiefs have issued a warning after a farmer was killed while trimming tree branches.