As part of this week’s “Opinion Maker” show, Karen Williams of Federated Farmers shares her experience of receiving the dreaded phone call after one of her children was involved in an on-farm accident.

There have been a number of fatalities on New Zealand farms again this summer.  Every one of these tragic deaths will be someone who is loved dearly, a good guy/girl who went out on-farm and didn’t come home.  The pain for those left behind is horrific and enduring.

Many of us know of someone in our communities who has been killed or suffered a life-changing injury on-farm.  Every death leaves a gaping hole.  Partners widowed, children losing a parent, a mother and father whose child dies before them, friends and colleagues gone forever.  Every death resonates through a rural community and beyond.

To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/topic/opinion/view/pulpit-on-farm-safety-is-a-choice

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