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OPINION - 51AVÊÓÆµSafety Week: Can farming overcome its poor safety record?

News reporter Chris Brayford reflects on Yellow Wellies' 51AVÊÓÆµSafety Week and the farming families who have urged the sector to do even more to improve farm safety

Chris Brayford
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"Farming is one of the most rewarding industries to work in, but it must address how it can become one of the safest."
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"Farming is one of the most rewarding industries to work in, but it must address how it can become one of the safest."

It never gets any easier reflecting on another year of placing farming's poor safety record in the spotlight. What is most concerning of all is that the problem is always the same – that farming remains...

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