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Two farmers from Devon have died within days of each other after being involved in separate farm incidents.

A 23-year-old has died in a tractor-related tragedy.

A farmer is believed to have been crushed to death after he was found next to a tractor with its engine running.

A farmer has died in a tragic slurry incident.

A self-employed worker has died after falling from a cattle shed roof.

An 11-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a farm incident after he fell from a tractor and trapped his leg in a mower.Ìý

A monitor fixed to a crop sprayer prevented the driver from seeing an oncoming cyclist, an inquest heard.

Industry has renewed its safety calls after two people were killed in separate farm incidents a day apart.Ìý

The safety record in agriculture continues to show a worryingly high injury and death rate, especially where machinery is involved.

This week, Farmers Guardian launches a new farm safety series looking at what can be done to drive down the shocking toll of death and serious injury on UK farms.