Farm Safety News

800 goats have been killed in a barn fire in East Yorkshire. 

During busy times, such as harvest, it is easy to forget the overhead and underground electricity network is all around. When driving or using agricultural machinery, always be vigilant, plan and look up and around to see what electrical equipment is near you, the UK Power Networks warns.

A Gloucestershire farmer has been fined after the shepherdess he employed was killed in a quad bike crash. 

NFU Mutual is urging farmers to prioritise safety as first-cut silage gets underway across the country.

The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) is launching new stickers that aim to visually remind everyone to stay safe with a simple message, ‘I am vital to UK Agriculture – Stay Safe’.  

Family paid tribute to a 14-year-old boy who died after being crushed by heavy machinery on a farm in Malvern, Worcestershire.

A self-employed builder has been ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work after a man fell more than 13 feet through a barn roof on a farm in Lancashire. The worker has suffered a brain haemorrhage and multiple fractures.

Scottish firefighters have spent the night tackling a huge fire on a farm in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. 

Tilly Pass provides guidance on health and safety this harvest, including checks on kit, visibility on the road and towing safety.

An East Yorkshire company has been fined more than half a million pounds after an employee’s lower arm was severed when it became entangled in a conveyor. 

Roger Apsey, who farms in Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset, rescued two-day-old piglets from a fire that broke out in his barn in the middle of the night.

Two farmers from North Yorkshire have been fined after a former teacher, David Clark, was killed by a herd of cows while crossing the right of way.