An interactive Farming Health and Safety Trail to promote practical safety awareness on farms will be featured at the upcoming Teagasc Moorepark Dairy Open Day 2025.

The trail, which will be available at the open day on Wednesday (July 2), invites attendees to visit at least three of six key safety demonstrations.

Each demonstration focuses on essential farm safety topics including:

Farm machinery blindspots;
Working at height;
Livestock handling facilities;
Health and wellbeing;
Chainsaw safety.

At each health and safety demonstration, participants will be able to collect a sticker on a specially designed trail card.

Completed cards can be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win one of three €250 vouchers for a FBD Hotels & Resorts break.

According to Teagasc, this is "a perfect reward for families who prioritise safety on their farms".

An additional €250 voucher is available to the most meaningful and inspiring description of 'What Farming Safely means to me'.

Head of Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation programme at Teagasc, Laurence Shalloo, said: “This initiative is all about making safety accessible, engaging, and family-friendly.

“By bringing safety demonstrations to life and adding a bit of fun, we’re helping reinforce critical behaviours that can save lives and protect farmers from injury.”

The initiative is supported by Teagasc and FBD Insurance, two organisations which are "committed to enhancing safety, sustainability, and wellbeing in Irish agriculture".

Participants can pick up their trail cards at the Dairy Open Day starting point in Moorepark,and begin their journey through the six learning stations at their own pace.