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There's the last of the summerfruit is to be harvested, but everyone's tired – bringing a heightened risk of accidents in growing operations.

Don't accept a second-rate health service just because you live in a rural area, delegates at last week’s South Island Dairy Event heard.

Chainsaw accidents are on the rise and it’s time to make some noise about this, says chainsaw maker Stihl.

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse has welcomed the launch of the government's Safer Farms programme.

ALMOST ONE-QUARTER of agriculture, forestry, and fishery workers had a work-related injury claim accepted by ACC in 2013, Statistics New Zealand says.

ACC WILL be talking with farmers in several key rural areas next month, to help get a better understanding of the work farmers do, and the challenges they face in their day-to-day activities on the farm.

ON-FARM deaths are on the decline, with both WorkSafe NZ and ACC statistics showing a declining trend in fatalities since 2008, Federated Farmers says.

RURAL COMMUNITIES will be better represented on local councils as part of a major reform package announced last week by former Local Government Minister Nick Smith.