RISK assessment agency Lycetts are cautioning farmers and other employees in the agricultural industry about work after a study confirmed it’s the most dangerous field to work in.

Richard Wade, of Lycetts Risk Management Services, said: “Although the north west has had one of the lowest death rates this year, one death is one too many.

“Agriculture has a high fatality rate that significantly outstrips that of other industries, with it being more than five times higher than the second most-risky industry, construction.”