Farmers more likely to share mental health worries with vets

And more than half (58 per cent) said they would be more likely to seek help if the rural professionals they work with have undergone mental health awareness training.

The study, carried out by Kate Tomlinson, a graduate surveyor at GSC Grays and farmer’s daughter, found despite several mental health organisations throughout the UK geared towards supporting farmers, farmers were often not accessing professional help and instead expressed their struggles with mental health to rural professionals who had little to no training.

The research was published on Time to Talk Day (February 7) and comes after research from The Farm Safety Foundation found 81 per cent of British farmers under 40 saw mental health as the biggest problem facing agriculture.