Farm Safety

Police said it should serve as a warning to motorists to make sure they secured their loads

Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has urged industry to take safety seriously after the high number of people killed on farmers in 2020 reveals the ‘harrowing reality’ of how dangerous farming can be.

A farmer has died after being crushed in a tractor incident.

A farm worker has died after unstrapping bales loaded onto a flat-bed vehicle.

A farmer has died after he was hit by a livestock wagon at a cattle mart in Yorkshire.

A Welsh farmer has fallen 40 metres into a quarry while checking livestock and is in a ’serious but stable condition’.

Farmers have been urged to take extra caution when operating machinery and driving on roads following industry concerns about darker nights and reduced visibility.

A young worker has died after being crushed between a forklift truck and a wall.

Farmers must prioritise their mental well-being as they are the farm’s greatest asset, a new social media campaign has highlighted.

A farmer and walker have died, with a further person injured, in two separate incidents involving cows and calves.