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Farmers get lessons in health and safety 21 February, 2012

More than 100 farmers from across Devon and Cornwall have taken part in a series of practical workshops to highlight health and safety and cut the number of deaths and serious injuries in agriculture. Sessions on working at height, manual handling, safe use of farm machinery, electrocution and handling livestock were delivered by Duchy College and...More
Strangest insurance requests are revealed 09 February, 2012

A helicopter, Faberge egg collection, a pair of false teeth and a village phone box tops a list of the strangest items that rural insurance firm Cornish Mutual has been asked to cover, it has been revealed for the first time. The company, which has nearly 24,000 Members across the Westcountry, has been asked to provide insurance cover for a stately...More
Insurer creates new space for support 09 February, 2012

Farmers across Cornwall in need of help and support can visit the county's agricultural chaplain in a new shed at the Truro Livestock Market, thanks to rural insurance firm Cornish Mutual. Chris Batt (pictured), who is the Farm Crisis Network's Cornwall Co-ordinator, will be taking up residence at the shed every Wednesday morning from 9am...More