Working conditions hitting farmer mental health

Irregular and long working hours, fluctuations in prices and having to put down pigs on farm for animal welfare reasons are affecting farmers’ and workers’ mental health on pig and sheep farms.

Alex Black
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Working conditions hitting farmer mental health

Irregular and long working hours, fluctuations in prices and having to put down pigs on farm for animal welfare reasons are affecting farmers and workers mental health on pig and sheep farms. It comes...

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