Farm Safety

The cost of farm fires was estimated at about £102 million in 2024, NFU Mutual’s new Farm Fires report has revealed.

Farmers have been warned to prepare for potential incursions and trespasses by activist groups, following recent online activity suggesting plans for coordinated farm actions across the UK.

Safety organisations have put together guidance on towing fuel bowsers to improve understanding of the agricultural exemption – after a growing number of life changing and fatal accidents in the farming sector across the UK in recent few weeks.

SP Energy Networks is calling on farmers to take extra precautions when working near overhead power lines as part of a new ‘Safe By Design’ campaign launched in partnership with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC).

The family of 21-year-old Harley Pearce, who died in a tractor collision, have paid tribute to him, describing him as a “golden boy with an infectious smile”.

Nicholas and Anthea Prest from Monmouthshire have been accused of failing to comply with health and safety regulations following the death of a worker on their farmland.

Farmers have been urged to get “flood ready” during this year’s Flood Action Week by signing up for flood warnings and preparing a flood plan.

In response to 19 fatalities in the farming industry since 1st April 2025, the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) has expanded its existing safety campaign, launching bold, high-impact visual stickers to remind farmers that safety must always come first.

A fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of six men who lost their lives after falling from heights at farms across Scotland is set to begin next month.

An HGV driver from West Sussex died after a tractor’s handbrake failed and rolled over him, the coroner has ruled. 

Storm Amy, the first named storm of the 2025/26 season, is set to bring gusts up to 80mph and heavy rain this Friday and Saturday.

75 pigs were killed in an agricultural building fire in Cookley, East Suffolk, this morning.