Living well is the key to farming well and, this week at the Farm Safety Foundation, we are going to highlight the importance of farmers looking after their mental health. Stephanie Berkeley, who leads the Farm Safety Foundation outlines the plans for this year’s campaign… “There are a number of mental health risk factors associated
There has been a lot of debate about the use of ATVs in farming – whether to wear a helmet or not (the answer is YES by the way) and whether you can carry passengers or not (the answer is, if there is one seat there should only be one bottom so NO in this
On average, one farm worker dies each year as a result of contact with overhead power lines. Add to this the 300+ high voltage and extra high voltage incidents reported by the Health and Safety Executive in 2018 and we know there is a mounting issue that needs to be addressed… Northern Powergrid has reported
Andy Williams sang ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year’ and while, for many of us, Christmas is a time of fun and celebration, it can also be a time of stress and anxiety. Watching everybody rush about planning for the ‘perfect Christmas’ can intensify feelings of loneliness, increase financial worries and put pressure
In 2017, 55,876 people were killed or injured while travelling on country roads. Just stop and read that line again… In an industry with the poorest safety record of any occupation, travelling on public roads can pose just as many risks as working on farmland. Latest figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) this
An incident involving a farming vehicle takes place at a level crossing across the country on average every week, with farming vehicles listed as the third most specific vehicle type involved (13%), only topped by lorries (32%) and cars (28%). While Britain has the safest rail network in Europe, level crossings are one of the
According to mental health charity MIND, being under pressure is a normal part of life. But becoming overwhelmed by stress can lead to mental health issues or make existing problems worse. Today marks National Stress Awareness Day and the day offers an opportunity to take a moment and focus again on our wellbeing and think
Today marks World Mental Health Day 2018 so no better time to continue the conversation about Minding Your Head… When we launched our campaign back in February, we wanted to address one of the key objectives of the charity – To “preserve and protect the mental and physical health of farm worker, dweller, the rural
Stephanie and Olivia were lucky to attend the Women in Farming Network Annual Conference in Harrogate this week where they heard some inspirational females share their farming experiences. We thought we would continue the theme and introduce an award-winning woman in farming – Jess Yeomans, winner of the Wales Woman Farmer of the Year 2018.
This week marks the start of National Young Farmers Week which aims to raise awareness of NFYFC to a wider audience and position it as the leading rural youth service and demonstrate the relevance and importance of YFCs to rural communities And what better way to kick of a week of celebration of all that