Farm Life

In the third of a blog series looking at mental health within agriculture, Naomi Wright, of Therapy with Naomi, looks at how to take the first steps towards getting the help you may need.

The Government has committed extra research and development spending, while farmers are being urged to explore the tax benefits of bringing more innovation to their businesses.

My ancestors were farming livestock in the 18th century and although I left my family farm to become a scientist, I subsequently returned to farming.

With all of the wild weather, March appeared to enter like a pride of ferocious roaring lions, but as I write it appears to be changing into something that resembles a lamb. Let’s hope it stays that way for a while.

Gwion Rhys Williams, 23, is a fifth generation farmer from Trawsfynydd, Wales, and is chairman of Prysor and Eden Young Farmers’ Club.

It is March 20, 2040 exactly 20 years to the day since the Coronavirus pandemic forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson (remember him?) to acknowledge the Brexit transition period would have to be extended, says Cambridgeshire Fens farmer Tom Clarke. 

During turbulent times farmers are always grounded, with our feet firmly on the earth and rational thinking caps on.

A record 360 tractors turned out to support a Young Farmers’ Club’s (YFC) annual run, which raised £20,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance in memory of a former member.

Young farmers are being urged to get inventive and think of ways to keep in touch with each other.

Despite being encouraged to train as an agricultural engineer, Andrew Neilson was never in any doubt that he would come back home to the family dairy farm. Lynsey Clarke reports.