Fit2Farm

This week is Farm Safety Week. An annual initiative led by the Farm Safety Foundation, it seeks to reduce the number of accidents in farming. Some 20 farm workers and one member of public – [...]

A whole cocktail of factors makes farmers vulnerable to stress, but troubled minds can be overcome with the right support, consultant psychologist Dr Caroline Knott told an audience of farming [...]

By focusing on just putting one foot in front of the other and solely being alive to the act of running, Will Evans has found a way to help him channel the stresses of farming life. The Welsh [...]

A powerful evening of brave, honest and inspiring accounts told of how physical and mental health has to be continually worked upon to nurture farmers’ wellbeing – and the industry’s safety [...]

“We have forgotten there is a question mark at the end of how are you,” the vice president of the National Farmers’ Union told the Future Farmers of Yorkshire’s #Fit2Farm event. Stuart Roberts [...]

Planning for the future can be a daunting process, especially in farming where we are experiencing so much change. The internet has opened up a wealth of information, but for those who are not [...]

There’s no single cause to the mental ill-health or poor well being that some, working in the farming community, face. The unique demands of the work and the lifestyle are often contributing [...]

Every six seconds, the Samaritans respond to a call for help. No judgement. No pressure. They are there to help anyone who needs someone… and isn’t that all of us, at some point?

Everybody needs help at some point in their lives, don’t be too proud to ask” says Sally Conner, North East Regional Manager for RABI.  

“Ensuring that we are fit to farm is an absolute necessity. We not only owe it ourselves, but to future generations in setting the best possible examples for them to follow.” So said Future [...]