Mental health survey: How do farmers feel post Budget compared to before?

It is important to understand the feelings of the farming community pre and post Budget

Farmers Guardian

14 March 2025 • 1 min read

Farmers Guardian wants to learn how your mental health has been impacted by the recent announcements and proposed changes put forth by the Government.

Please take the survey here

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Defra stops accepting new applications for SFI 24

Farmers brand Defra's update to stop SFI24 an 'absolute shambles'

RPA response to coroner 'not good enough', says farmer's widow

Rita Poulsen has criticised the response to her husband's inquest with the former teacher comparing farm inspections to the Ofsted 'regime of fear' in education

Jonathan Wheeler

26 March 2026 • 6 min read

Mental Health

The Big Farm Tea Break: 'A small chat can make a huge difference'

Take time to stop, pop the kettle on, make a phone call, and catch up with a friend during the Big Farm Tea Break (March 23-29)

Chris Brayford

23 March 2026 • 3 min read

Mental Health

Opinion: Mind Your Head – Inheriting land and legacy, but breaking the silence

Farm Safety Foundation ambassador Poggy Murray Whitham explores how issues like isolation, legacy, identity and changing cultural attitudes are shaping a gradual shift toward greater openness and peer support in farming

Poggy Murray Whitham

23 February 2026 • 11 min read