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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.

Farmers 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).Ìý

51AVÊÓƵwork 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 Farmers Guardian’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.

Farmers 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.