RSABI

Jim Smith first diversified into stand up 12 years ago, having lived and worked on his family farm all his life his content is predominately a mix of jokes and anecdotes about rural and farming life

Kenny Elphinstone, who has battled depression, has spoken openly about his mental health journey as part of RSABI’s suicide prevention work

Fourteen farming charities across the UK are set to benefit from more than £550,000 thanks to donations from a rural insurer

Orkney farmer Charles (Charlie) Gorn, who died in November 2023 at 82 years old, has left a £470,000 legacy from his estate to Scottish agricultural charity, 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.