by FRS Farm Relief Services | Jan 27, 2016 | Farm Services Archives, Herdwatch
Herdwatch has received an Innovation Merit Award at their first ever UK and LAMMA Show appearance, which is the UK’s Largest Agricultural and Machinery show. James Greevy, who represented Herdwatch at the show with Helen Mulqueen said: “It’s always nice to be...
by FRS Farm Relief Services | Jan 26, 2016 | Farm Services Archives
This year, the 8th annual all Ireland final of the Farm relief Services Memorial Scholarship took place at the Teagsac Colleges Challenge Day in Clonakilty Agricultural College on Tuesday January 12th. At just twenty three years of age, Charles Cooney, a beef and...
by Jane Marks | Jan 15, 2016 | Farm Services Archives
Tune in to Countrywide Radio One tomorrow morning (Sat 16) from 8:10 am to get the farmer and farm relief worker perspectives on getting work done on the farm. Plus in studio discussion with Peter Byrne, FRS and Darragh McCullough, RTE Presenter, on sourcing farm...
by Jane Marks | Jan 12, 2016 | Farm Services Archives, Farm Services News & Articles, Membership Benefit Scheme
Recent figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show that fatalities in agriculture were down 40% on 2014. 18 deaths were reported in 2015 in comparison to 30 in 2014. For the sixth year in a row, figures show that agriculture holds the record for the...
by Jane Marks | Jan 7, 2016 | Farm Services News & Articles, Herdwatch, Membership Benefit Scheme
Join the FRS Membership benefit scheme in January and get 14 months for the price of 12. Membership offers a unique Sickness & Accident Support which arranges a relief worker straight to the farm to cover the work in the event of any accidents or sickness. Click...
