As a Scottish charity dedicated to supporting farmers, crofters and others in land‑based industries, RSABI have been part of the agricultural community for more than a century. Today we catch up with Josie Barclay, RSABI’s newly appointed Suicide Prevention Lead to learn more about her role in the charity and what their Applied Suicide Intervention
Farming is more than a profession, it is a way of life. Long hours, physical graft and a culture of “just get on with it” keep the farming industry moving but they can also keep too many silent for too long. We lose too many people to suicide every year – 47 in England and
Content advisory: This content includes references to suicide and survival. If these topics are distressing for you, please consider pausing and accessing the support resources listed at the end. Today reminds us that mental health is a journey, not a destination and no one knows that more than co-founder of Herefordshire based charity We Are
Content advisory: This content includes references to suicide and survival. If these topics are distressing for you, please consider pausing and accessing the support resources listed at the end. 9 February 2026 Welcome to our ninth annual Mind Your Head week. This year marks a significant milestone as we take on one of the most
Farm Safety Week is an annual awareness-raising campaign managed and funded by our team at the Farm Safety Foundation and has become a key focus in the farming calendar. The week brings together over 400 farming partners in five* countries to focus attention on the industry’s consistently poor safety record. (*England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
We are lucky to have a wide range of charities and farm & rural support groups working in this area and this section contains the details of some national and regional charities and support groups that you can call on in times of need. What if they’re not okay? If you, or someone you
Like any industry, in farming there are good days and not so good days, but it is difficult not to love the industry when a newborn animal takes its first steps, when the sun is setting over the fields, or when you see that crop you planted start appearing through the soil. It’s the small
With over a third of farmers we surveyed wanting to learn more about mental health, we have done some legwork and researched a few of the charities across the country who offer FREE mental health training for those in the agricultural industry. There are probably more so, if you offer free training, we’d love to
Collaboration is a word that is often overused or misused. True collaboration eliminates the need for competition and leads to collective success. Great things happen when we work together. As a small charity, we know our limits. As part of challenging and changing attitudes to, and behaviours around, mental wellbeing, we need to be raising
Today’s theme looks at what is happening around the UK, highlighting support and services available that aim to make the industry resilient for what the future holds. We start by speaking to Gyles Dawson from Rural Support, the farm support charity for Northern Ireland… Tell us about the role each individual farmer plays in the