FARMERS are suffering record levels of mental health problems due to droughts, floods, heatwaves, excessive working hours and other problems, research has found.

According to a study by the Farm Safety Foundation, 95 per cent of Britain’s farmers under the age of 40 rank poor mental health as one of the biggest hidden difficulties facing farmers today.

The Office of National Statistics registered 36 suicides in farming and agriculture in England and Wales in 2021.