As of June, Sixteen people had died on Farms in Ireland since the start of the year.
This compares with 18 deaths on farms on the island of Ireland in the whole of 2007. The figures include 10 deaths in the South and 6 deaths in the North.
New research presented at the All-Island farm safety Conference in Monaghan in June showed a disturbing trend of a 110 per cent rise in fatal accidents involving the over 60's between 1993 and 2007..
The agricultural sector in Ireland continues to have a poor safety and health record.
About a third of workplace deaths take place on farms , while only 6 per cent of the workforce is employed in the sector. As the drill sergeant on Hill Street Blues used to say - " Be careful out there!"
