Farmers urged to talk about their mental health struggles

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Wiltshire farmers talk about their mental health as a report shows 94% across the UK are struggling.

Farmer Chris Manley encourages farmers to take time out for activities like walking and to open up about their mental healthFarmers are being urged to open up about their mental health after a report revealed the pressure they face.

Ben Cooper, who runs a farm with his dad in Easton Royal, Wiltshire says it can be a very isolating job. In an effort to encourage people to talk, fellow farmer Chris Manley organised an event called Walk With Me for International Men's Day, last November. The FSF launched the Mind Your Head campaign in 2018 to draw attention to serious concerns and uncertainty facing the farming industry in the wake of Brexit.

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