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There are more than we think, says Alistair Mackintosh, National Farmers Union Cumbrian council delegate. But farmers are too busy to take the time to recognise they are suffering mental health problems, so it is difficult to pin down and to put it on a scale of one to ten. For years mental health in the farming sector has been an important topic, but now it is in the spotlight thanks to farming help charity RABI, who has launched the biggest survey of its kind to identify the key challenges affecting people’s physical and mental health and how these impact on the running of farm businesses.
A farming survey wants to look at mental health in the sector. Picture: Tim Scrivener A SURVEY wants to find out how increasingly complex challenges within the farming sector are impacting people’s physical and mental wellbeing, as well as the health of farming businesses. The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has launched The Big Farming Survey, the largest ever survey of its kind in England and Wales, with a target of achieving 26,000 responses from farming people. “RABI is acutely aware of the mounting pressures in the sector,” says chief executive, Alicia Chivers. “To serve our community effectively, we require a greater understanding of how these factors affect daily life which is why we’ve launched the Big Farming Survey.