Farm Safety Foundation

We're a UK-wide charity (No. 1159000) passionate about changing attitudes and behaviours around farm safety and mental health among the next generation of farmers (under 40).
You might know us as the team behind Farm Safety Week (20–24 July 2026) and Mind Your Head (9–13 February 2026), but there's so much more to who we are and what we do…

Did You Know?

Farming accounts for 1% of the working population but an alarming 19% of all workplace deaths (HSE Fatal Injuries in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Report in GB 2024/2025)

While UK farmers are among the best in the world, farming remains one of our country's most hazardous industries; accounting for 1% of workers but 19% of all worker fatalities (HSE 2024/2025).

A total of 23 farm workers and 4 members of the public, including two children, lost their lives on GB farms over the past year. The picture is similar in Northern Ireland where there were 5 reportable workplace fatalities in 2024/2025 (HSENI).

Think about it… this means 25 families and communities mourning the loss of a loved one and we need this to stop.

We're the Farm Safety Foundation, an award-winning charity and we're dedicated to support the physical and mental wellbeing of the UK's farmers.

As a mutual insurer that has cared about the countryside, farmers and their families for over a century, NFU Mutual took the decision in 2014 to establish the Farm Safety Foundation, an independent charity to help young farmers challenge their behaviours and change their attitude to farm safety. The ultimate aim of the Foundation is to have zero avoidable deaths on our farms. To achieve this, the Foundation works closely with partners in the industry to engage, educate and communicate strong and relatable farm safety messages.

Our award-winning education programme has delivered innovative farm safety training to over 30,000 young farmers in 44 different land-based colleges and universities across the UK and through the Young Farmers Clubs network. Through national campaigns such as Farm Safety Week and Mind Your Head, the Farm Safety Foundation is tackling the stigma around risk-taking and poor mental health, ensuring that that next generation of farmers is resilient and equipped with smart strategies and specific skills to live well and farm well.