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Widow whose husband died after falling into slurry pit warns of pressure on farmers

BBC News Science and Environment · 2 September 2026 at 22:57

Widow whose husband died after falling into slurry pit warns of pressure on farmers

Margaret Owen says "things are getting worse" after a rise in deaths of workers on British farms.

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Widow whose husband died after falling into slurry pit warns of pressure on farmers

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