Winter support ‘For Farmers, by Farmers’

A brand new initiative is aiming to help farmers here deal with the pressures of farming throughout the winter months, remain resilient, keep their farm sustainable and aid positive physical and mental health.

Rural Support’s new Winter Programme 2020 was recently launched by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Health Minister Robin Swann which aims to help farmers deal with the pressures of farming throughout the winter months, remain resilient, keep their farm sustainable and aid positive physical and mental health.

Minister Poots said: “The new Winter Programme addresses the issues identified in their recent extensive survey of farmers and farm workers, including the continuing pressures on the farmer and farm families which are affecting not only the farm business but also their mental and physical health. The Programme covers a wide variety of topics and I urge the farming community to actively engage in the Winter Programme to help increase their capacity to deal with these pressures.”

With support from various organisations including the UFU, NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, CAFRE and The Prince’s Countryside Fund, Rural Support’s Winter Programme involves three main projects – The Business of Farming, Coping with the Pressures of Farming and The Prince’s Countryside Fund Farm Resilience Programme.

To find out more details or to register interest in any of the programme’s projects, call Rural Support’s Farm Business Unit on 028 8676 0040 or email [email protected]. Pre-registration is essential, and all of the projects will be delivered in line with Covid 19 rules