Young farmer Hannah Cuthbert: "The power of talking could help save a life"

Lincolnshire young farmer Hannah Cuthbert an provided insight into the challenges young farmers faced with mental health during Yellow Wellies' Mind Your Head week

Chris Brayford
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"Mental health can affect anyone and as an industry, we need to continue to recognise this and encourage open conversations"
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"Mental health can affect anyone and as an industry, we need to continue to recognise this and encourage open conversations"

This week marks The Farm Safety Foundation's Mind Your Head campaign. Around 95 per cent of 450 farmers under 40 ranked poor mental health as one of the biggest hidden problems the industry faces today....

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