mental health

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown gives a round up of the latest updates from Treasury and farming leaders on the family farm tax. She looks ahead to the NFU conference next week where the Defra Secretary will give a speech to farmers, but the Prime Minister is not expected to attend

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

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?

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

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

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

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

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

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

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