Manually opening silage bales and climbing under the bale to remove wrap is known to be one of the riskiest tasks on-farm, particularly when working alone and handling up to a tonne of baled silage. Tanco i73 BaleShear (Image: Supplied)Tanco, an Irish machinery manufacturer, has developed its i73 BaleShear to address exactly these risks. Mr Dollard said: "The machine’s safety technology has been included within the farm safety category of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS), helping farmers invest in equipment that reduces the need for manual handling at feed-out. Mr Dawson also highlighted the safety benefits during bale stacking. This supports a safer, more streamlined approach to bale handling and feed-out.