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Hay Bales

12,000t of straw bales erupt into flames at former RAF base

Arable

11 months ago

12,000t of straw bales erupt into flames at former RAF base

Firefighters attended a large fire at Wigsley Old Airfield, a former Royal Airforce (RAF) base, in Nottinghamshire.

Farmers ditch plastic twine in favour of biodegradable alternative

N.Ireland

2 years ago

Farmers ditch plastic twine in favour of biodegradable alternative

Farmers are turning to biodegradable twine in lieu of “nightmare” single-use plastic twine to...

Child rescued from floating hay bale on Grand Union Canal

Rural Life

2 years ago

Child rescued from floating hay bale on Grand Union Canal

A child sat on a hay bale floating on the Grand Union Canal has been rescued by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.

Derbyshire: Woman hospitalised after bales fall from tractor

Rural Life

2 years ago

Derbyshire: Woman hospitalised after bales fall from tractor

Derbyshire Police was called to reports of a collision resulting in bales of hay falling from a tractor and hitting a woman in her 70s.

Hay fires: Farmers urged to 'keep an eye' on freshly baled hay

Rural Life

2 years ago

Hay fires: Farmers urged to 'keep an eye' on freshly baled hay

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue has issued a reminder to farmers to "keep an eye" on freshly...

Rural Life

2 years ago

3 boys 'deliberately' set bales alight in Staffordshire - police

Officers are appealing for information after three young boys, aged between 10 - 12, deliberately set hay bales alight on a farm in Gnosall.

3 boys 'deliberately' set bales alight in Staffordshire - police

Agri-Business

2 years ago

Farm fined £36k after man is 'crushed' by 5 hay bales

A farm in Surrey has been fined £36,000 after a man was "crushed" by five hay bales, which toppled and fell on top of him, the HSE has said.

Farm fined £36k after man is 'crushed' by 5 hay bales

Rural Life

3 years ago

Police appeal for info after 150 hay bales set alight in Staffordshire

Police are appealing for information after 150 hay bales were deemed to have been deliberately set...

Police appeal for info after 150 hay bales set alight in Staffordshire

N.Ireland

4 years ago

Hay bales: Storage advice to avoid risk of fire

Farmers across the country took advantage of the hot, dry weather over the past two weeks by opting to secure hay bales for their winter fodder inventories.

Hay bales: Storage advice to avoid risk of fire

N.Ireland

5 years ago

Safety tips for hay bales following ‘number of hayshed fires’

While the weather has changed for the worse over the past few days, the recent heat wave provided plenty of opportunity for farmers to "make hay while..

Safety tips for hay bales following ‘number of hayshed fires’

Rural Life

10 years ago

Limerick Tunnel closed after truck carrying bales gets stuck at entrance

The northbound lane of the Limerick Tunnel remains closed today after a haulier carrying bales became stuck at the entrance to the tunnel yesterday.

Limerick Tunnel closed after truck carrying bales gets stuck at entrance

Rural Life

10 years ago

Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales

A man in his 30s was taken to hospital on Saturday after the vehicle he was driving crashed into the back of a trailer carrying hay bales.

Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales

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