Mental Health

Nearly five years after he was given a life-changing bowel cancer diagnosis, livestock farmer Wayne Smith speaks out about his initial cancer battle, the road to recovery and getting back to life on the farm. Hannah Park repo

A leading mental health farming charity in Wales has said controversial new regulations which introduce closed periods for slurry spreading are ‘likely to cause stress’ for farmers.

A well-known Exmoor farmer has spoken out about his story of dealing with mounting pressures on his farm while battling colon cancer.

Just two years after its inception, the closed Facebook group, Ladies Who Lamb UK, has reached the milestone of 10,000 members. Angela Calvert reports.

A new short film featuring two farmers openly discussing their experiences of mental ill-health and how they reached out for help has launched this week.

The impact of Covid-19 on farmers’ mental health will be the focus of a new research project led by the University of Reading.

A first-hand experience of depression and the benefits of taking counselling led farmer Tim Buckingham to train as a counsellor himself. Clemmie Gleeson finds out more

This is the first column I have written for Farmers Guardian since my wife Rose’s suicide in June. I have been very touched by the response of so many farming people.

Talking about suicide may be tough but it is incredibly important to consider how we talk about it, Stephanie Berkeley, manager of the Farm Safety Foundation, has said.

A young farmer has described his difficult decision to quit his job and prioritise his poor mental health to help break the stigma.