Road users urged to be careful as harvesting sees rise in farm traffic

Road users were urged yesterday to take extra care as the number of tractors, trailers and other farm machinery using the roads increases with the start of the harvest.

Over 2.2m tonnes of grain, oilseeds and protein crops and some 1.5m tonnes of straw will be moving off the fields and into stores and yards over the next three months.

In an effort to raise awareness of this increase in agricultural traffic, the Road Safety Authority and the IFA issued a joint appeal for extra care on the roads.