Displaying items by tag: mental health

OPINION: Farmer morale is at a low – unseen since the dark days of the 1980s.

When Kathryn Walker saw data around the mental health pressures of working in the wine industry, she was shocked.

A new initiative has been launched to improve access to counselling for farmers.

A new initiative is being funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to help improve the wellbeing of young people in rural communities.

OPINION: There was pin drop silence when former National Party leader Todd Muller recently addresses over 400 farmers at the DairyNZ Farmers Forum in Hamilton.

Former Opposition Leader Todd Muller believes talking about his brush with mental illness could help dairy farmers facing similar issues.

The 2021 East Coast Farming Expo is a two-day mid-week gathering (February 24-25) for sheep and beef producers with a focus on farming smarter. It’s held annually at the Wairoa A&P Showgrounds and includes exhibits, outdoor demonstrations and seminars. 

OPINION: From my quotes file, here is one that I have rather sadly seen lived out up close and personal, too many times to recall.

Farmer's Chaplain, Colin Miller on the importance of friends in difficult times.

Hawke's Bay vet Richard Hilson says the effects of the lockdown with COVID-19 tended to isolate farmers more than people might have imagined.