Welcome to the Farm Safety Foundation, home of Yellow Wellies
Welcome to the home of The Farm Safety Foundation or Yellow Wellies as some know us!
We are a small 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 Mind Your Head (8 – 12 Feb 2027) or Farm Safety Week (5 – 9 July 2027), 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 2025/2026) A total of 22 farm workers and 7 members of the public, including three children, lost their lives on GB farms over the past year. The picture is similar in Northern Ireland where there were 4 reportable workplace fatalities (3 workers and one member of the public) in 2025/2026 (HSENI).
This is a record we are not proud of, and this is a record we want, and need, to change…
Preserve and protect the physical and mental wellbeing of young farmers and young people moving in to agriculture (Aged16-40).
Challenge and change the attitudes towards risk-taking and poor safety behaviours in the next generation of farmers.
Reduce the number of life changing and life ending injuries among young farmers.
