21 Aug 2018
Coronavirus: Resources to help Farmers
An up to date collection of all the most relevant services to help you during the Covid-19 crisis
Farmwell
The FCN helpline is open 7am to 11pm as usual. To speak to one of their dedicated volunteers please call the number below.
Over the coming weeks, FCN volunteers will no longer be carrying out home or farm visits, you can still email and visit their website; farmwell.org.uk
Links to their specific pages can be found below:
- Contact
- Call: 03000 111 999
- Email: help@fcn.org.uk
Farming Help
You can also access their helpline through Farming Help. The Farming Help partnership is a collaboration between:
- The Addington Fund
- The Farming Community Network
- R.A.B.I
- RSABI
- Forage Aid
- The Prince’s Countryside Fund
The Farming Help Charities are working together to support the Farming Community during the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
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AHDB
Click here to visit the AHDB Coronavirus page.
Send AHDB a question:
Click the link to visit the dedicated Coronavirus FAQs section with general advice, as well as specific guidance for livestock farmers, arable and horticultural growers and business information.
If you have a question you’d like to send AHDB, please email: COVID19.FAQs@ahdb.org.uk
- Contact
AHDB Coronavirus Helpdesk:
- Email: coronavirus.helpdesk@ahdb.org.uk
- Call: 02476 019361
NFU
Live updates on what the NFU is doing to help farmers can be found by clicking here
Further advice and articles can be found by clicking here
- Contact
Click here to visit the NFU Covid-19 Business impact and fill out their contact form.
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Farm Safety Foundation
Click here to visit the Farm Safety Foundation’s page on Coronavirus.
You can download a pdf on dealing with the stresses of Coronavirus by clicking here.
You can also read their ’Little Book of Minding Your Head’ advice on mental health by clicking the link.
- Contact
- Email: Farm_Safety_Foundation@nfumutual.co.uk
- Call: 01789 416065
The Prince's Countryside Fund
www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/farm-support/directory&source=gmail&ust=1596008183112000&usg=AFQjCNF2DGDBjnKjKdg2OSGUEgZ5XtTm-w">Click here to view the National Directory of Farm and Rural Support Groups launched by the Fund in July 2020. The directory lists 69 regional, national, and membership organisations who can provide support, advice, and guidance to farming and rural communities.
Region Specific
Scotland
RSABI are providing dedicated Covid-19 support services. You can visit their web page by clicking here.
- Contact
- Call: 0300 111 4166
- Email: rsabi@rsabi.org.uk
Wales
The NFU Cymru hub page provides support for Welsh farmers. You can find it by clicking here.
- Contact
You can contact the NFU Cymru via their contact page by clicking here.
For more mental health support
More from the hub
Visit the series home page for more information
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