mental health

Dairy farmer Charles Goadby shares his thoughts on the impact increased scrutiny has on farmers' mental health. Two people he knew took their own life as a result of outcomes from a farm inspection

The Prince of Wales said he wanted to make a difference to farmers to support their wellbeing

This week's blog is from Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business.

Farmers are being urged to take better care of their health by making use of health services being offered at auction marts.

Farming Community Network said it hoped the delivery of wellbeing training to bodies such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency and Natural England would lead to more empathetic conversations with farmers

The DPJ Foundation said for a small charity this amount of money will make a huge difference. Last year, it cost the charity over £100,000 pounds in counselling costs through their 'share the load' service

The agricultural mental health charity encouraged people to take a break from their farming life, start up their bbq and bring people and communities together

NFU president Minette Batters said all the mixed messages were causing distress amongst her members