Farm safety

Firefighters hospitalised in farm fertiliser store blaze

Environment

Firefighters hospitalised in farm fertiliser store blaze

Major incidents declared in Cairngorms and Essex as fires rage across the UK

clock 27 July 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Safety Week: Tips to stay safe when working with machinery

Farm Safety

Farm Safety Week: Tips to stay safe when working with machinery

This Farm Safety Week, Luke Stark, HSQE consultant and owner of EOS HSQE Consultancy, explored the risks associated with machinery

clock 26 July 2026 • 6 min read
'Machinery can be replaced, you cannot' – Farm Safety Week

Farm Safety

'Machinery can be replaced, you cannot' – Farm Safety Week

Farmer warns of dangers after combine fire

clock 25 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: "Your safety is simply not worth the risk"

Farm Safety

Opinion: "Your safety is simply not worth the risk"

This Farm Safety Week, news and business reporter Mia Willemsen urges farmers to take precautions on farm to prevent life-changing injuries

clock 24 July 2026 • 1 min read
Farmers offered free farm safety training courses following Farm Safety Week

Farm Safety

Farmers offered free farm safety training courses following Farm Safety Week

NFU Mutual’s Risk Management Service (RMS), in collaboration with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), is offering 26 agricultural workers the chance to win a place on a new farm safety course

clock 24 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Safety Week: Farmer raises £21,000 in memory of brother

Mental Health

Farm Safety Week: Farmer raises £21,000 in memory of brother

Katie Thompson says it is incredibly important to break the stigma surrounding mental health, particularly among men in farming, following the loss of her brother, Robert

clock 22 July 2026 • 2 min read
UFU champions farm safety across Northern Ireland this Farm Safety Week

Farm Safety

UFU champions farm safety across Northern Ireland this Farm Safety Week

Life on farm is demanding but no task is so urgent that it is worth risking your safety, says UFU deputy president

clock 20 July 2026 • 1 min read
Wildfire prevention: protecting your farm before it is too late

Farm Safety

Wildfire prevention: protecting your farm before it is too late

Fire chiefs issue plea to public over future wildfire risk as heatwave set to continue

clock 17 July 2026 • 3 min read
SIGN UP: Farmers Guardian Webinar: How to make your farm business compliant with health and safety

Farm Business

SIGN UP: Farmers Guardian Webinar: How to make your farm business compliant with health and safety

Join the Farmers Guardian webinar for expert advice on making your UK farm business compliant with health and safety legislation to protect you and your employees

clock 15 July 2026 • 2 min read
Farmers Guardian team set off on mammoth charity walk to raise money for Yellow Wellies and Farms For City Children

Farm24

Farmers Guardian team set off on mammoth charity walk to raise money for Yellow Wellies and Farms For City Children

Over 24 hours, the team will trek across 44 miles of British countryside in honour of this year's #farm24

clock 07 July 2026 • 1 min read