Farmers urged to fit fire suppression systems

Farmers have been urged to fit fire suppression systems to their combines to reduce fire risk and save lives and harvest.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Farmers urged to fit fire suppression systems

Farmers have been urged to fit fire suppression systems to their combines to reduce fire risk and save lives and harvest. In 2021 NFU Mutual dealt with 124 combine fire claims, a 35 per cent rise on...

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