Farm Safety Week: 30 simple ways to make your farm safer

A Hertfordshire farmer and former National Farmers' Union deputy president Stuart Roberts has shared how he transformed his farm's safety record in just 30 days, at a cost of less than £750.

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Farm Safety Week: 30 simple ways to make your farm safer

Six years ago, Stuart Roberts set himself the challenge to change one thing on his farm every day to make it a safer place to work. This Farm Safety Week, he shares how he did it. Day 1 "On day one...

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