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Farms are wonderful but can be dangerous too

‘Farms are wonderful but can be dangerous too’ – new farm safety video and booklets will help primary school children recognise the risks!

30 November 2022 At this year’s Winter Fair in Builth Wells, Welsh Government Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths launched a new bilingual farm safety publicity campaign targeting primary-age school children in Wales. Produced by the Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP)...
Type: News Theme: Business, Land, Livestock
Key Specialism: Health and Safety
Issue 41

FC - Issue 41 - September/October 2022

Below is the 41st issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales. Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Type: Publications Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Organic, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Health and Safety, Sustainable Farming
Peter Gohery

County Galway farmer Peter Gohery sustained life-changing injuries in a farm accident involving an unguarded tractor PTO shaft – he wants Welsh farmers to learn from his mistakes

28 July 2022 When Jean Gohery, an experienced nurse, was summoned outside by her distressed 10 year-old son, she found her husband Peter Gohery motionless on the floor of their farmyard in County Galway. Lying close to his tractor, she...
Type: Case Studies Theme: Business
Key Specialism: Health and Safety
FC - Issue 40

FC - Issue 40 - July/August 2022

Below is the 40th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales. Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Type: Publications Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Diversification, Grassland Management, Health and Safety