Mental Health

A farmer and contactor have strapped themselves on to two vintage biplanes for a wing-walk, raising £2,500 for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI).

Moving away from the Common Agricultural Policy offers an opportunity to improve farmers’ mental health, according to Defra Minister Lord Benyon.

Welsh farmers can tap into a series of free online workshops designed to help them stay fit to farm.

A report into the social value of Australian saleyards has highlighted the vital role they play in supporting farmers’ mental health.

Rural charities have issued a plea for up-to-date data on suicide risk in order to protect vulnerable farmers. Charlie Hawes reports.

Farming charities could see a surge in demand as the reality of policy change and soaring inputs starts to hit home, sector chiefs have warned.

FINANCIAL pressures from rising input costs, the transition away from direct payments and the cost of living crisis were likely to hit farmers’ mental health in an industry which is already facing high levels of poor mental health.

Farmers are no longer encouraging their children to follow in their footsteps as they do not want them to suffer the same pressures they are currently facing, MPs have been told.

The Environment Agency has taken steps to ensure farmers’ mental health is considered when enforcement action is pursued.

A Cumbrian farmer looking to lose weight is donating the money he would have spent on unnecessary food to the Farming Community Network (FCN) charity.