Category: Injury prevention
A video series – prevention and recovery from common on-farm injuries.
Farmstrong has teamed up with VetSouth to produce a video series on prevention and recovery from common on-farm injuries. Winton physiotherapist Dennis Kelly and local…
A near miss
A near-fatal accident completely changed Owen Gullery’s approach to life and farming. Now he’s alerting other farmers to the dangers of fatigue and burnout. Owen…
Link between diminished wellbeing and on-farm injuries
Research undertaken by rural wellbeing initiative Farmstrong and ACC has established a link between diminished wellbeing and on-farm injuries The study of 500 farmers receiving…
Lessons learnt from gruesome accident
Bay of Plenty dairy farmer Paul Walker counts his lucky stars he only lost one finger and not his whole hand in a grisly accident…
Study finds wellbeing and injury connection
New research has established the links between aspects of diminished wellbeing and on-farm injuries. The study, aimed to understand the relationship between aspects of diminished…
Reducing stress and fatigue to avoid accidents
Managing stress and fatigue on the farm is challenging at the best of times, and for some the impact of COVID-19 will increase that challenge.…
