Three recent accidents involving older farmers and agricultural workers has spurred on the National Farmers' Union to highlight the importance of safety to those in the industry.
The accidents serve as a reminder that safety on farm remains an important issue for all those in the industry, the NFU said.
On 1 May a farmer in Scotland was killed in a cattle-related accident. On 2 May a farmer suffered fatal injuries when a section of the tree he was working on fell and crushed his tractor. On 9 May a person fell from the open edge of a mezzanine floor in Somerset.
The NFU said: "The accidents occurred in different sectors, in different parts of the country and in different circumstances. However one common factor in all three accidents is age, all the victims were aged 65 or over.
"The risk to older people in the farming industry is not a new thing. Over the past 10 years 30% of fatal accidents in agriculture occurred to people aged 65 plus.
"It is very common for people over the normal retirement age to continue in active roles in farming businesses. The wealth of knowledge and experience that older famers possess is invaluable for the industry but at the same time it must be recognised that a decline in agility and resilience is inevitable with advancing years and needs to be taken into account.
"An example of a risk is lone working. Ways to manage this risk might include: Letting other people know when and where a person might be working alone, keeping in touch by mobile or two-way radio and agreeing times to report back in."
