The FarmersAid new mobile app took centre stage at this year’s Cereals event – with help from the Hawkstone Farmers Choir. The show provided a valuable platform for RABI to introduce FarmersAid to new audiences, including young farmers who were welcomed through breakfast sessions, a careers luncheon and seminars... Read more
A new smartphone app is helping save lives by providing step-by-step guidance in the critical moments following a serious on-farm accident. Farm charity RABI has announced the launch of FarmersAid, a pioneering initiative that provides farmers with vital, real-time trauma guidance. It was released last month – helping to... Read more
If you farm, grow, or manage land, you already know the feeling. You walk into the yard at first light, and something is wrong. A gate left swinging. A shed door forced. The quad gone. A season’s work undone in a single night. It does not have to be... Read more
Rural crime fell by 6% to an estimated £41.5 million last year – but farmers and landowners should remain vigilant, say insurers. Investment in policing, technology and industry collaboration helped curb losses from organised criminal activity – extending the downward trend, according to the latest annual figures from NFU... Read more
A road safety charity has announced a partnership with the Tilly Your Trailer campaign to improve the safety of agricultural trailers on UK roads. TyreSafe said it wanted to reach all road user groups, particularly those operating in rural and agricultural settings, where the risks associated with unsafe tyres... Read more
Hot harvest weather is prompting warnings to stay safe on the farm Farmers are being reminded to ensure the safety of harvest workers this summer – especially those outdoors in hot temperatures. Employers have a legal obligation to ensure the health and safety of everyone on their worksite –... Read more
• Organised gangs targeting farmers • Positive action brings good results • Still work to stem serious offences Farm theft has fallen by 16.5% following co-ordinated action against organised and serious crime in the countryside, new figures from NFU Mutual reveal. Theft of agricultural machinery, equipment and vehicles cost... Read more
Farmers are being urged to help keep staff and children safe this harvest – making it a turning point for improving agriculture’s appalling accident record. The call comes ahead of this year’s Farm Safety Week (22-26 July), which will highlight ways of staying safe on UK farms. Organised by... Read more