This paper examines public policy towards agricultural injuries and attempts to clarify some of the issues and choices involved in occupational safety policy from a none-advocacy perspective. It examines the nature of the public policy process, discusses some of the value judgments involved with public policy toward agricultural injuries, and then explores the various policy measures available. The normative nature of public policy menas public policy decisions can never be made entirely upon the basis of fact; some value judgment is always necessary to provide interpretation to the facts (e.g., childhood injury rates are too high, so something must be done). Individuals and groups concerned about the public policy issue may all agree on the facts and differ only on the values used for interpretation. An issue surrounding public policy is the determination of whose interests should be favored. Should farm families continue to enjoy their current freedom from interference by others wh...