RSABI

The three-year project with the University of Glasgow is aimed at understanding and preventing suicide within farming communities

Borders farmer Neil Stewart died in June 2024. His wife, children and friends will raise money to support mental health in farming and the work of RSABI in his memory

"(Farmers) who are genuinely in ill health or don't believe that they will be able to live for seven years, may well decide they shouldn't be here in April 2026. No policy should ever be published which has that unintended side effect"

The Chancellor's Autumn Budget has brought changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Inheritance Tax rates - help is on hand for anyone struggling to process the news

"Farmers are currently facing a whole raft of challenges and we know it’s a difficult time for so many families, so it’s vital our funding goes to where it will make the most impact"

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland.

Around 41% of those who completed the survey had cited worrying about the farm as a major barrier to taking an overnight break

The Scottish charity will have a full-time member of staff focused on suicide prevention work for the first time

RSABI's health hut nurse Laura Lumsden has provided signs farmers should look out for as well as advice which could alleviate the risks of increased exposure to the sun

Veterans with a combined total of 86 years of service in the Royal Marines had spent time on a farm to discuss the importance of mental health well-being in Scottish agriculture