PTO

Minister of State Martin Heydon announced the reopening of the National Farm Safety Measure, with PTO shaft covers eligible at 60% grant aid, to a maximum eligible cost of €100/cover.

Funded by the national exchequer, the measure will be open until 1 November on agfood.ie.

Between the years of 2013 – 2014 there was a total of 13 deaths on Irish farms involving machinery.

Summer sees the activity levels on farms increase, meaning more caution needs to be taken by both adults and kids.

Christy O’Neill, a 78-year-old farmer from mid-Kerry, applied for the money back under the National Farm Safety Measure 2023.

Minister McConalogue confirmed that a farmer who paid cash for a quad helmet is ineligible to recoup money under the National Farm Safety Measure 2023.