Tragedy on our farms: A dangerous occupation

Despite launching campaign after campaign in a bid to alert farmers to the ever-present risk of death on the farm, the grim toll of fatal accidents continues without an end in sight.

Fatalities are now so commonplace that people tend to forget the reality that behind every statistic is a bereaved family and yet another funeral for a farmer who was killed while going about his daily business.

Farming is now one of the most dangerous occupations in the country.