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Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney opened the National Farm Safety Conference in Roscommon yesterday. This year’s conference addresses changing the culture of health and safety in agriculture, enhancing the health of farmers and livestock related injuries.

Minister Coveney acknowledged the important role played by the Farm Safety Partnership Advisory Committee and the importance of the Farm Safety Action Plan 2009-2012. He advised farmers to be extremely vigilant at this time and over the coming weeks and months when school children are more likely to be playing on farms and young people are more likely to be around tractors and other farm machinery.