OverviewClaims for personal injuries which have occurred in an agricultural setting are likely to give rise to many of the same issues that practitioners will see on a day-to-day basis in other areas of work. This Practice Note will seek to assist with some of the more unusual issues which may arise in an agricultural context.Employers’ liability in agriculture‘Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man.’George WashingtonThere is undoubtedly much joy to be derived from time spent in the British countryside. However, ‘healthful’ though agricultural work may be for many, the presence of machinery, livestock, chemicals, slurry pits and a plethora of other hazards means that work in the agricultural sector is fraught with risk.The general principles associated with employers’ liability claims will apply equally in an agricultural context and for further guidance see: Employer’s liability—overview.The starting point in any employer’s liability claim is to establish that the claimant was indeed employed by the defendant. By its very