Pressure, fatigue and fatalities: the devastating cost of farming Under pressure, under-resourced – and still the UK’s deadliest job. Farmers face daily risks. Farm Safety Week urges change, not shortcuts

Farming is a tough occupation at the mercy of unpredictable weather, profit driven supermarkets & shifting government policy.

So what toll does this have on farmers?

#FarmWatch #NoFarmersNoFood

Missed the #farmwatch #farm24 bbc have been doing mainly due to the fact we've got all the wheat safely in the shed now this year! Still grading the daffodil bulbs though!

#FarmWatch? What about having #EngineeringWatch?

It strikes me that farmers really get special treatment from the media, so what about Small Engineering Companies?

Aren’t farms just SMEs?

It’s over. I’m so sad! This was the best thing on the internet today. I could’ve watched it for hours #thearchers #combinecam #farmwatch

Enjoyed my recent interview with BBC South East, which was part of their Farm Watch week.

We met up in the beautiful Patching countryside to discuss all things farming and you can see the full interview on BBC South East News tonight from 6:30.

#FarmWatch #WorthingWest

Farmwatch Celebrating farming communities across England

Live combine harvest cam! OMG this is so, so exciting #farmwatch #thearchers

www.bbc.co.uk/farmwatch

ON THURSDAY'S SHOW: We mark the BBC's #Farmwatch by chatting to singer and proud Kent farmer JB Gill (of JLS fame) about juggling farming life with his music career

Plus another chance to hear my 2023 conversation with Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper!

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BBC Farmwatch: A day in the life of England's farming community As the harvest comes in, BBC Farmwatch takes you behind the farm gates to meet the people who shape the countryside and feed the nation.

Hypnotic views from a Wiltshire field where the spring wheat harvest is underway. A live stream from a combine for today's BBC 'Farmwatch', a series of agri-stories from around the UK
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx... #Farmwatch #Farming #Harvest

This week’s #FarmWatch on BBC Radio Lincolnshire is available on BBC Sounds.

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