Long working hours exacerbates feelings of loneliness

Farm work pressures in a progressively more isolated role is increasing loneliness in the farming community as farmers struggle to socialise and share their problems.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Long working hours exacerbates feelings of loneliness

Farm work pressures in a progressively more isolated role is increasing loneliness in the farming community as farmers struggle to socialise and share their problems. These were the key findings of...

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