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Farming matters: Charlotte Dowson – "Agriculture continues to have one of the highest fatality rates of any UK industry"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Charlotte Dowson, associate in the complex injury team at Bolt Burdon Kemp

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Charlotte Dowson

As the days lengthen and the weather improves, farms across the UK move into one of the busiest periods of the year. Lambing and calving are in full swing, machinery is in near-constant use, and the countryside...

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