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A farmer has received almost £140,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund for his charity aiming to break the stigma surrounding isolation, loneliness and poor mental wellbeing prevalent within rural communities.

A new children’s book developed by The Farming Community Network (FCN) and author Pauline McLeod will help young children understand the stress uncertainty can cause families and develop resilience skills.

Íæż½ã½ã and their communities have been encouraged to recognise the people in their lives that help support them during good and difficult times as part of a new campaign by The Farming Community Network (FCN). 

Farm work pressures in a progressively more isolated role is increasing loneliness in the farming community as farmers struggle to socialise and share their problems.

In October I stood in a room full of 800 farmers and rural businesses at Íæż½ã½ã’s British Farming Awards and watched Sheena Horner step onto the stage and accept the Farming Hero honour.

A major new survey of the agricultural community carried out by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has revealed that more than one-third (36 per cent) of farmers are probably or possibly depressed.

Íæż½ã½ã have been encouraged to reach out to their communities and #sharetheload this World Suicide Prevention Day.

A farming couple has spoken out about their mental health struggles in the hope that it may help others.

Scottish charity RSABI has launched a new multi-lingual helpline to improve its accessibility to seasonal migrant workers who may be feeling the emotional toll of Covid-19 restrictions and post-Brexit visa requirements.