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Farm fire prevention: Practical steps to protect your crops and machinery

With 2026 being the hottest summer on record, perhaps it is time to consider ways to mitigate fire risk and put practical measures into place to safeguard equipment and staff

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Farm fire prevention: Practical steps to protect your crops and machinery

Fire is devastating. It is unforgiving, non-selective and totally destructive, and it needs just three components to operate – a fuel source, heat and oxygen, often referred to as the fire triangle...

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