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Machinery
‘Don’t send a tractor out of your yard, unless it is making money’
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Balancing money, minds and machinery was the topic of the fourth annual national agriculture contractor conference. Peter Thomas Keaveney attended.
8 December 2025 News
HSA farm health and wellbeing inspection campaign taking place this week
The HSA said health and wellbeing are critical factors in reducing serious injuries and fatalities on farms.
4 December 2025 Advertisers' anouncements
ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments
ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.
Money Mentor: can I still claim relief for safety and slurry storage?
Examining tax incentives available for farm safety and slurry storage investments.
26 November 2025 Money Mentor
Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs
There are loads of winter jobs to be done, from walking the fields to putting antifreeze in the sprayer.
12 November 2025 Husbandry
Prevention rather than cure for storm damage
Martin Merrick discusses what are they key areas within the farm yard that farmers need to focus on ahead of any winter storms.
8 November 2025 Winter Indoor Management
Extension to deadline for claiming grant aid on PTO shaft covers
The grants cover 60% of the cost of PTO shaft covers up to €100 and can be claimed on up to four units per farmer.
6 November 2025 News
Farm safety, security and wellbeing event set for Kilmallock Mart
The event will take place alongside a sale, with three rings in action on bank holiday Monday.
25 October 2025 News
Tillage Management: weeds, slugs and aphids
A lot of winter planting has been completed, but there are plenty of pests to look out for and weeds to be controlled.
22 October 2025 Husbandry
Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'
Mobile plunge sheep dipping operator Kevin Sheridan from Co Meath recalls the after effects of dipping sheep without any protective face mask, Darren Carty reports.
22 October 2025 Farm safety
PTO deadline looms
Grant aid of 60% will be provided up to a cost of €100/PTO shaft cover, with farms eligible to draw down grant aid on up to four PTO covers.
15 October 2025 Farm safety
Watch: are you protecting yourself while spraying?
Farmers across the country generally need to spray at some stage or another, and should be trained and dressed appropriately.
15 October 2025 News