Man charged with manslaughter after death of young woman on farm

Carpenter was remanded on unconditional bail.

Devon Young Farmers launched a farm safety campaign last year following the death of Miss Scott.

With more farm fatalities in Devon and Cornwall than any other part of the UK, the ‘Growing Safer Farmers’ initiative was officially launched at the Devon County Show.

This followed a meeting in April among the biggest machinery dealers in the South West to discuss how they could work collaboratively to reduce farm incidents and deaths.

With time and cost being the main reasons that farm safety is often overlooked, Devon YFC proposed new measures be introduced by both dealerships and independent mechanics to make safety more accessible across the board.

“This is a great initiative and something I’ll be working with Devon YFC to roll out nationally,” said Ed Ford, NFYFC chairman.

“As a federation, we have the power to go to the big firms and say that this is something they need to get behind.”

“The biggest influence in the farming industry is the young farmers,” he added.

“On moral grounds, we should be saying enough is enough – health and safety needs to be a part of something farmers do every day.”