An open call for farmer safety, health and wellbeing projects was recently announced.

Successful projects under the call must cover one or more of the following themes:

““ Farm safety

““ Farmers’ physical health

““ Farmers’ mental health and wellbeing

““ Farmers’ physical and mental health checks

““ Tractor driving awareness training for children 14 years of age and older

““ Chainsaw training for farmers

““ Farm safety, health and wellbeing events/engagement

Applications can be emailed to farmsafetycall@agriculture.gov.ie or sent by registered post to: Crop Policy, Evaluation and Certification Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Backweston Administration Building, Celbridge, Co. Kildare.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 19 May 2025.