Farm safety

On Farm Safety Week, James Harris, a recruitment director at agriculture specialist REAL Success, said agriculture needed to 'cross the bridge' between compliance and culture on health and safety

The Livestock Auctioneer's Association has launched MartSafe 3.0, a third year of its training programme for livestock market staff

From an auctioneer's advice on when to sell livestock this summer to how Farm Safety Week can mark the beginning of a new chapter for safer farming- these are six farming stories not to miss this week on FG

The Health and Safety Executive said the whole industry must take the lead in driving a cultural change in farm safety which was 'so desperately needed'

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

HSE has provided farmers with advice to ensure their farms are safe for hosting open events this Summer

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found the farmer had made 'no attempts to segregate the cows and calves from the footpath'

NFU Scotland vice president Andrew Connon has urged farmers and crofters to place farm safety at the forefront of their businesses

Farmers and agricultural leaders from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland came together to discuss the importance of keeping safe on farms

The Health and Safety Executive said Christopher Rolfe was airlifted to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery before starting months of rehabilitation in order to regain his mobility