Farm Business
Safety around livestock
Safety around livestock As farm safety week draws to a close today Peter Mullan, Teagasc Advisor issues a reminder to farmers to mind your health by staying safe around livestock and gives tips on Working with livestock is responsible for 20% of farm workplace deaths with over half of these deaths caused […]
23 July 2021
Farmers Have Hearts – Your Cardiovascular Health
Farmers Have Hearts – Your Cardiovascular Health The theme of the final day of Farm Safety Week is Your Health. So it is timely today to look at the Farmers Have Hearts Cardiovascular Health Programme. Dr. Noel Richardson (IT Carlow) offers some good advice on diet and food nutrition to improve the […]
23 July 2021
Farmer Health and Wellbeing
Farmer Health and Wellbeing John McNamara, Teagasc Farm Safety Specialist looks at stress and Well-being in this video, along with Carlow IT Staff. Springtime can be a particularly stressful time of year. It’s important to manage stress. So now this summer take the opportunity to rest, recover and make some time for […]
23 July 2021
Manage your Health – It’s Essential for Lifestyle and to Farm Effectively
Manage your Health – It’s Essential for Lifestyle and to Farm Effectively Health is essential for your lifestyle and to farm effectively. Poor health is associated with increased farm injuries and lowered farm income due to being less able to farm effectively. This is why Teagasc promotes the ‘Total Worker Health’ model […]
23 July 2021
Safety at Silage Appeal
Safety at Silage Appeal During the hot weather of Farm Safety Week coinciding with peak harvesting and transporting of silage on Irish farms, Brendan Garry, Teagasc Ballinrobe issues a timely safety at silage appeal. There is extra machinery on our roads and farms so extra caution is needed by all parties. Each […]
22 July 2021
Keeping the elderly safe on farm
Keeping the elderly safe on farm Protecting the public is today’s theme in Farm Safety week so Áine Butler, Teagasc Advisor takes a look at Keeping the elderly safe on farm. Teagasc Farm Safety Specialists Francis Bligh and John Mc Namara have important safety tips also Getting older impacts on a person’s […]
22 July 2021
Protecting yourself from Infectious diseases
Protecting yourself from Infectious diseases All farm animals naturally carry a number of organisms which can be transferred to humans and cause ill health. As part of Farm Safety Week Seán Doorley, Teagasc Advisor Castlerea, highlights ways to improve good farm hygiene to try to prevent the spread of disease from animals […]
22 July 2021
The Importance of a Tidy Farmyard
The Importance of a Tidy Farmyard Having a well kept farmyard is beneficial to both work efficiency and safety. Over the past 10 years the HSA reported 29 farm deaths due to collapses and falls. The major areas associated were slips & trips, bales falling and falling from a height. Penny Gavin […]
22 July 2021
Taking Care in the Countryside
Taking Care in the Countryside Irish farmers work very hard each day, managing their animals & crops. This is done while also maintaining habitats, protecting watercourses & supporting their communities. Teagasc Health & Safety Specialists John McNamara & Francis Bligh have advice for farmers on how to keep the countryside safe. Farmers […]
22 July 2021
Delivery of Public Good Farm Practice through CAP
0 Delivery of Public Good Farm Practice through CAP Cross Compliance rules were first introduced in 2000 and revised in 2015. The aim is implement public good practices on farm to protect human, animal, plant and environmental health. Anne O’Malley, Farm Food Business and Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballina explains Statutory Management Requirements Cross […]
2 July 2021