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Dairy farmers are being urged to take extra care after a Derbyshire dairy farmer lost two cows to slurry gas poisoning after he stirred slurry under slats. The producer, who has not been named, farms ...

Cattle farmers have been urged to ensure staff understand and adhere to safety procedures during the busy spring calving period. The warning, issued by the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU), explained that ...

Francis Bligh and Tom Fallon from Teagasc have some advice on staying safe around slurry Over the next few weeks, many farmers and contractors will be busy emptying slurry before the October 15 ...

A new slurry mixer avoiding the need to remove slats for safety features has been enhanced by the German manufacturers Reck. The new feature fits between the slats in livestock housing, which reduces ...

The death of an eight-year old boy who became overcome by slurry fumes at a County Antrim farm has once again highlighted how dangerous working on farms can be. Robert Christie had been helping his 52 ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Regulators in a handful of Appalachian states that let coal companies inject slurry into abandoned mines say they're confident the practice is safe, but an Associated Press survey ...

With many slurry tanks on farms now reaching capacity, and with the spreading dates opened in many counties, (Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim and Donegal will open after January 31) many farmers are ...

NEW guidance on mixing slurry has been issued by the Health and Safety Executive following a series of high profile tragedies on farms across the north. With the closed period for spreading slurry ...

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland is investigating the slurry tank tragedy that killed Nevin Spence, his father and brother on Saturday. A statement said: From HSENI's initial ...