CAREERS SPECIAL: Encouraging farming's workforce to share the load

Mental well-being of those working within agriculture has come under the spotlight in recent months, as more than one-third (36 per cent) of farmers are probably or possibly depressed.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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CAREERS SPECIAL: Encouraging farming's workforce to share the load

Mental well-being of those working within agriculture has come under the spotlight in recent months, as more than one-third (36 per cent) of farmers are probably or possibly depressed, a recent survey...

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