In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - We need to prioritise farm safety

As I am writing this article it is currently Farm Safety Week (July 18-22), which inadvertently lets you in on a little bit of Farmers Guardian magic with deadlines for articles always a week before actual publication.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - We need to prioritise farm safety

As I am writing this article it is currently Farm Safety Week (July 18-22), which inadvertently lets you in on a little bit of Farmers Guardian magic with deadlines for articles always a week before actual...

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