Farm Safety Tips from Beef Farmer, Tommy Holmes

As part of #FarmSafetyWeek, beef farmer Tommy Holmes from Co. Mayo, discusses farm safety on his farm along with his Teagasc advisor Tom Kelly, Teagasc Ballina on this week’s Beef Edge podcast. Tommy outlines his store to finishing system and describes how he has moved from suckler cows to bull beef and now to bullocks. A large proportion of all fatal workplace accidents occur in agriculture each year and Tommy outlines how he has made his farm safer with good handling facilities. Tommy also highlights how he services his tractor twice a year and is always checking the safety guards are in place. Tom Kelly his local Teagasc advisor gives tips for farmers to stay safe on their farm, in particular, carrying their mobile phone so they can contact someone in an emergency. Tom explains that farmers can apply for TAMS grants for various safety equipment on their farm ranging from head scoop to calving gates while he recommends farmers complete the Teagasc safety course and regularly update their Farm Risk Assessment Document which is available here: https://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Agriculture_and_Forestry/Farm_Safety_Code_of_Practice_Risk_Assessment_Document.pdf For further information on farm safety week: https://www.teagasc.ie/rural-economy/farm-management/farm-health--safety/farm-safety-week-/ For more episodes and information covered on the Beef Edge, visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/thebeefedge Produced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com Pic source: Irish Farmers' Journal