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10 ways to help ensure you come home safe this harvest

Despite the pressures of what may prove to be a difficult harvest, farmers are being urged to make safety a priority

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 4 min read
Farming groups are urging farmers to stay safe despite pressures of harvest
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Farming groups are urging farmers to stay safe despite pressures of harvest

With fears over low yields, high costs and short weather windows already already piling on the pressure for harvest 2024, farmers are being urged not to take risks or to rush but to make sure safety is...

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