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Powys farmer Corrine Mathias was lucky to survive a farm accident last year – now she’s lending her support to a new farm safety campaign
7 August 2018
Experienced Powys farmer Corrine Mathias took almost six months to get back to full health after a terrifying accident on her family farm just over fifteen months ago. Corrine, who works locally as a part...
FC - Issue 16
Below is the 16th 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...
Challenging and changing the attitudes of farmers in Wales – new campaign to reduce the risks of life-ending or life-changing farm accidents
14 July 2018
The shocking headline ‘You are looking at the person responsible for your own health and safety’ next to a mirror which reflects your own image… a new farm safety ‘top tips’ booklet that contains a powerful...
How to keep everyone safe on your farm
26 June 2018
30 people were killed within the agricultural, forestry or fishery sectors in the UK during 2016 to 2017.
Those were the startling facts shared with Welsh farmers during a Farming Connect event at Coleg Amaethyddol...
Taking a short cut on a quad bike led to ten years of pain for one Powys farmer – who’s now helping raise awareness of on-farm safety
24 April 2018
If you spot an air ambulance landing in a remote agricultural area, it’s fair to assume that a farmer has probably had a catastrophic accident.
It’s ten years since Powys farmer Roger James took a short...
‘Saving lives and livelihoods’ - Welsh farmers urged to attend farm safety awareness workshops to reduce the risks to life and limb
27 March 2018
In the last ten years, 388 farmers, their family members or farm workers have been killed on British farms and of these, 38 were in Wales. Thousands more have suffered serious injuries which still impact daily...
Welsh farmers urged to adopt safe cattle handling techniques in a bid to reduce the risks to life and limb
12 January 2018
In the last ten years, 388 farmers, their family members or farm workers have been killed on British farms, while thousands more have suffered serious injuries and work-related ill health.
“This is a horrifying statistic...
