It's still happening.

People are dying in needless accidents on British farms. Parents. Grandparents. Children. In the last ten years, 455 people did not come home.

That’s why, a year into the Make the Promise campaign, it’s still crucial that more farmers make the promise to come home safely. How you keep the promise is up to you. Only you know the day-to-day reality of your work. Only you can make the commitment to yourself, your family and your farm. In the year ahead, we will be working to support farmers around the country and make sure more of you come home safe.

The stories on these pages of lives lost and livelihoods destroyed are real. So if you do one thing in 2010 please make – or reaffirm – your promise. Together we can make 2010 a safer year for every farm and farmer.