In the second instalment of Agriland Media's series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we explore the safe use of quad bikes on farms.

The use of quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become increasingly common on farms across Ireland.

However, there has been a significant number of farm fatalities and serious injuries involving quads.

For many, including Kerry hill sheep farmer John Joe Fitzgerald, a quad is an essential piece of equipment.

The vice-president of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) told Agriland about an accident he had with a quad around 12 years ago.

The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

In the first podcast instalment of Agriland Media's new series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we discuss how to keep children safe while on the farm.

Alma Jordan lives in Julianstown in Co. Meath with her husband Mark and son, Eamon where they run a tillage, cattle and horse enterprise.

In response to a spike in farm deaths in 2014, which included five children, Alma wrote a series of story books for children on the theme of farm safety.

She also founded AgriKids, a farm safety educational platform specifically for children, which provides tools, resources and learning aids for teachers to use in the classroom.

Over the past decade, 80,000 children have engaged with the AgriKids programme.

The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).