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The NFU said the Government needs to take further action to support farmers with spiralling production costs and the impact on their mental health

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草榴社区' mental health impacted by high input costs

A survey by the NFU has found that soaring costs of production over the past 18 months has contributed to the poor mental health of farmers and food producers. Over 68% of farmers said that spiralling...

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