There's a new push for farmers to move away from quad bikes.

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New figures on farm deaths are in and it is no surprise four wheeled motorbikes continue to top the list as the leading cause of fatalities in the agriculture sector.

Of the 39 deaths on Australian farms this year (until September 30, 2014) 11 were caused by four wheel motor bikes, according to a report by the Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety.

Director Tony Lower says Queensland still has the second highest fatality rate on farms, second only to New South Wales.

He says although that number is down from the 45 quad bike fatalities registered last year, every death is one too many.

"Unfortunately for four of the last five years, quad bikes have been the leading cause of fatalities and there is significant work we need to do here," he said.

"One of the things we really need try and work with producers around is trying to move away from quad bikes and we do know that many people are moving towards a side by side vehicle where their finances and their circumstances allow.

"For those people who are not in a position to do that perhaps one of the things they really should be looking at is making sure they fit a crush protection device, because it will reduce the injury and death burden from rollovers and that is something we really encourage farmers to be looking at."

October is National Safe Work Month across Australia.

For more information visit Safe Work Australia.