Depression in Farming: "I felt like I was dying without actually dying"

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Poor mental health is emerging as one of the biggest challenges in the farming industry. BBC analysis has revealed that about one agricultural worker a week takes their own life across the UK. In 2001, Nick Viney from Swanage called time on his own farming career in 2001, a decision which triggered a relapse of clinical depression. Nick is currently the Dorset representative for the Farming Community Network..