Mental Health

Farmers and agricultural workers were showing ’concerning’ levels of physical and mental health problems, according to a new study by the University of Exeter.

Being bitten by a tick can have serious health implications. Young farmer Daniel Duerden talks to Hannah Binns about how living with Lyme disease is like being on a rollercoaster.

Today is World Mental Health Day which is marking this year’s event with a call to ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’.

It is okay not to be okay. Reading this opening, you are probably thinking ‘here he goes, talking about his mental health struggles’.

Hundreds of acres of valuable Lincolnshire farmland are set to be lost if a proposed 5sq.km reservoir is given the go-ahead.

A 25-year-old farmer took his own life after struggling to come to terms with the loss of a family member, an inquest has heard.

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.