The Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has cautioned farmers to take care when mixing slurry in hot weather, as slurry-related incidents account for one in four farming deaths in Northern Ireland. Stored ...

Farmers are being reminded of the dangers of poisonous slurry gas, and the importance of following the slurry mixing code, ahead of the closed period starting on 15 October Just one breath of the ...

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 ...

The father of a eight-year-old boy who died while mixing slurry has told of the harrowing final moments before his son was overcome by toxic fumes. Robert Christie from Dunloy in Co Antrim was ...

Temperature of water consumed may be as important as the amount when trying to manage thermoregulation, indicates new report. New research from the University of Montana demonstrates a unique ...

New research from the University of Montana demonstrates a unique relationship between fluid volume and fluid temperature during arduous work in the heat. The study, published in Wilderness & ...