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. …

Dangerously tired

Fatigue played a major role in the quad bike accident that nearly cost Chris Biddles his life. Now he’s warning other farmers of the dangers …