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Farm safety
‘Safety is not an optional extra, it’s a priority’ – IFA
James Hanly
The scheme, announced by Minister Martin Heydon and Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, allows farmers to write off 50% of the cost of eligible safety equipment each year over two years.
10 April 2025 News
More items now eligible for accelerated capital allowances for farm safety
Cattle crushes, calving gates, fixed sheep handling units, roller doors and yard lights are now eligible for the accelerated capital allowances.
9 April 2025 Crop protection
Safety with chemicals has to be top of the list
Teagasc Health and Safety specialist Francis Bligh outlines essential safety measures to follow when working with chemicals.
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Camera at the Mart: over 1,000 Angus-cross calves in Bandon
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Mixed Carrick trade sees top call of €7,500 for Charolais bull
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Beef prices: factories try to apply pressure to trade
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Grass farm with large cattle yard has €850,000 guide price
Markets
In pictures: cull ewes top €3/kg in Athenry Mart
Inspections to target machinery safety next week
In the five-year period between 2020 and 2024, 28 people were killed in vehicle-related incidents on farms, with 12 of those associated with tractors.
28 March 2025 News
A good dose for farmers
Emma Brennan, Mia Kiernan, Kate McKeon, Emma Gantley, Aoife Cadam and Kelly Davis will take their product, It’s a Dose, to the National Student Enterprise Finals.
26 March 2025 Dealer
Longford students launch product to assist with dosing cattle
Idea for product was developed after one of the girls noticed her father struggling to manage both a dosing gun and a bottle while treating cattle.
24 March 2025 News
News podcast: flying mart trade, farm safety and rewetting
On this week’s podcast the team chats about the super prices for cattle in marts, payment penalties for farm safety breaches and rewetting.
14 March 2025 News
Payment penalties for farm safety breaches
Farmers found to have broken PTO covers on machinery during HSA inspections are unlikely to be fined under new BISS rules, the Department insists.
12 March 2025 News
‘Farm Safety First’ winners presented with prizes by Minister Healy-Rae
The ceremony took place on Friday 28 February at the Agri Aware farm walk and talk event in Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry, Co Limerick.
3 March 2025 Farm safety
Five safety tips for calving time
Calving is a time when cow temperament can quickly change and farmers can be easily caught out. Outlined are a few tips to working safely at calving time.
1 February 2025 Management
Home Farm: Storm damage - wires and trees
Within an hour chainsaws and a heavy duty loader were on the scene and the road was cleared.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Healy-Rae appointed Minister of State for forestry
The announcement comes as the Government, upon the nomination of Taoiseach Micheál Martin, formally appointed Ministers of State and assigned their responsibilities on Wednesday.
29 January 2025 Forestry