mental health

Labour to shelve farming mental health fund

Mental Health

Labour to shelve farming mental health fund

The Farming Resilience Fund, which supports businesses and farmer's mental health, is set to end in March. The Government said it will recruit more than 8,000 NHS health professionals to support a 'mental heath crisis' in farming

clock 20 February 2025 • 4 min read
Report reveals mental health is 'steadily decreasing' in young farmers

Mental Health

Report reveals mental health is 'steadily decreasing' in young farmers

The Farm Safety Foundation said mental health in young farmers has been getting worse year-on year over the past four years. What are the factors which are impacting the health of young people working in the sector?

clock 20 February 2025 • 6 min read
From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

Politics

From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 13 February 2025 • 2 min read
Farmers urged to pause for The Big Farm Tea Break

Mental Health

Farmers urged to pause for The Big Farm Tea Break

The Big Farm Tea Break aims to support farmers' mental well-being - "Stopping for a conversation puts everything in perspective"

clock 13 February 2025 • 2 min read
February 12: Minister says farming is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget'

Farming in Five

February 12: Minister says farming is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Farming Minister's comments that agriculture is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget' and the focus must now be on getting the sector on a ‘proper, sustainable, business-like footing', and restaurant chain Nando's is to conduct an independent audit of its chicken suppliers after it was accused of ‘killing' the River Wye by green campaign groups

clock 12 February 2025 • 1 min read
Mental health in focus in Mind Your Head week

Mental Health

Mental health in focus in Mind Your Head week

Farmers working longer hours with 9 out of 10 stating mental health was farming's biggest hidden problem

clock 11 February 2025 • 2 min read
David Exwood: 'Farming is tough, but no one should struggle alone'

Blogs

David Exwood: 'Farming is tough, but no one should struggle alone'

NFU deputy president urges farmers to consider their mental well-being as part of Yellow Wellies' Mind Your Head campaign

clock 10 February 2025 • 3 min read
Farming in Five: Government criticised for its response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Germany

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Government criticised for its response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Germany

In today's episode of Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses criticism of Government's response to foot-and-mouth disease in Germany and concerns raised over checks for illegal meat imports, Riverford Organic founder condemns supermarkets' support of farmers fighting to overturn the family farm tax as a ‘cynical, hypocritical' public relations stunt, and British dairy farmers have significantly reduced the number of pure-bred dairy bull calves being born on farms

clock 05 February 2025 • 1 min read
Inspections must carry a duty of care for farmers' mental health

Legislation

Inspections must carry a duty of care for farmers' mental health

Rita Poulson speaks out after Ofsted's announcement it would replace one-worded grading system with five-point report card

clock 04 February 2025 • 2 min read
Roger Nicholson: "I believe in the family farm – the shared responsibility, the ability to pass on knowledge from one generation to the next"

Farm Life

Roger Nicholson: "I believe in the family farm – the shared responsibility, the ability to pass on knowledge from one generation to the next"

Roger farms with his family at Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and has appeared in various TV series, including 'Springtime on the Farm'

clock 04 February 2025 • 3 min read