Something we can all agree on, is that 2020 was a tough year filled with unexpected challenges. Recently we collaborated on a study conducted by the School of Psychology NTSAg at the University of Aberdeen into 182 Scottish farming and rural participants. The study revealed that a predominant issue in mental health described by farmers was
We are all too aware that the past 12 months have drastically reduced the number of exciting moments in our day-to-day lives. We’re not talking about that all-encompassing, jump-up-and-down excitement but the little moments of pleasure we used to carve out of our everyday routines – getting ready to spend a few days at the
Next up we have the Farm Safety Partnership Scotland and according to NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick, real action is needed to reduce the injury and death rate on Scotland’s farms and crofts. “We have supported the Farm Safety Foundation’s Farm Safety Week campaign every year since they took it over as we share one
On Day Four of Farm Safety Week, the focus is on mental health and wellbeing and we are absolutely delighted to introduce you to a very special group of people from Scotland with a strong voice in the industry… It’s the success story that wasn’t planned. Five years after their ‘one-off’ performance at the SAYFC’s