Rural Life
Farm families from across Donegal are invited to attend the Connecting for Life Donegal Farmers' Harvest of Hope wellbeing festival
Beef
A lot of farmers will be finishing steers in the coming months and creating a calm and stress free environment for them is crucial.
An equine mental wellbeing coaching programme, fully funded by the Department of Agriculture, to support farmers is launching next month
Farmers could take 'mini-breaks' from their work to help manage stress, a Westmeath psychotherapist recently told Midlands Radio 3.
Agri Aware has launched its 'Sowing Wellbeing in Every Field' campaign with the support of the...
A mental health and wellness initiative, Farm Well Hub, is being launched today with the support of the DAFM.
New research published by FRS Farm Services found that nine out of 10 farmers say that their stress levels have elevated in the last year
A farmer in north county Dublin has warned that persistent wet weather conditions are causing mental stress and financial pressure for farmers.
Prioritising health and wellbeing in 2024 is imperative for farmers, as their physical and mental resilience will directly influence
Dairy Technical
The parlour training of your in-calf heifers, is a job that can begin over the coming days and weeks on dairy farms.
N.Ireland
Vets are now at the frontline of agriculture’s response to the rocketing stress levels currently impacting on farm families.
The HSENI has today launched 'farminmind.co.uk', an interactive website with the purpose of helping the farming community deal with stress.
Farming can be a very stressful occupation at times - which is why it is important to recognise stress, and know how to cope with it.
Opinion
Glanbia is to be commended in committing to pay farmers 20c/L for milk that could not be collected because of last week’s atrocious weather
Stressed farmers are being sought for a new TV series. 'Under Pressure' will look at stress and help people deal with it in their lives.
Agri-Business
A recent Ulster University study has found that farmers are more likely to offload any worries they have to their vets.
90-hour weeks, keeping up with the neighbours, and a non-existant social life: Here's how to keep it together when the work won't stop.
Dairy
Dairy farmers are stress and rightly so, according to Teagasc's Jim Moyles, as the spring of 2016 has been the most difficult on record.
Stress is normal and part and parcel of everyone's daily life, but how we handle it varies from person to person and can affect your health.
Some 25% of respondents from the farming community said that they would have difficulty discussing personal problems, such as stress.
Farmers might not be the most articulate about stress and the issues around stress but that doesn't mean it's not part of their lives, according to HSA Philologist Patricia Murray.
