Useful Links

The Soil Association work with farmers, businesses and community initiatives to put these ambitions of organic standards into practice. There is training, technical guidance and knowledge sharing events on offer to help all farmers, organic or otherwise, to share and develop practices that are better for the environment and their businesses. The Association also influence policy, grounding campaigns in practical experience.

The SWARM Knowledge Hub is a resource management web information service dedicated to farmers and growers in south west England. By providing knowledge on best practice approaches and new innovations, the site will help to show that sustainable agriculture means more profit for the farming community

A one stop shop for information and resources to help you prevent a TB breakdown and guidance for dealing with TB on farm. There is also a useful tool mapping bovine TB breakdowns in the UK

Tools, calculators and estimators combined with support and advice to help you to manage your soils nutrient status in a cost effective way.

A downloadable calculator enabling dairy farmers to enter their own performance and financial figures to see how they benchmark with others.

A downloadable Key Performance Indicator (KPI) calculator to help producers collect key measurements and identify strengths and weaknesses in their beef herd performance.

These can be used to compare performance with previous years and with similar production systems, using Stocktake figures. They can also be used as part of a herd health plan.

A downloadable Key Performance Indicator (KPI) calculator to help producers collect key measurements and identify strengths and weaknesses in their flocks performance.

These can be used to compare performance with previous years and with similar production systems, using Stocktake figures. They can also be used as part of a flock health plan.

Farmbench is an easy to use online benchmarking tool from AHDB that helps to identify where strengths and weaknesses lie within a farm business by comparing your data anonymously with that of similar businesses.

The Farm Business Survey (FBS) provides information on the financial, physical and environmental performance of farm businesses in England to inform and evaluate policy decisions. The FBS is intended to serve the needs of farmers, farming and land management interest groups, government, government partners, and researchers. Survey results typically give comparisons between groups of businesses, for example between regions or between types of farm. The results attracting most attention are on farm incomes and productivity.

Professional Crap App Calculator for farmers, as recommended by the UK Government Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), the Farm Crap App embeds the Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) data in your mobile device and provides a simple interface to record farm data and make decisions on natural manure for sustainable farming use.

The Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) helps you make the most of organic materials and balance the benefits of fertiliser use against the costs – both economic and environmental. The guide explains the value of nutrients, soil and why good nutrient management is about more than just the fertilisers you buy; it can save you money as well as help protect the environment. The Nutrient Management Guide is published as seven sections.

PLANET (Planning Land Applications of Nutrients for Efficiency and the environment) is a nutrient management decision support tool for use by farmers and advisers in England/Wales and Scotland for field level nutrient planning and for assessing and demonstrating compliance with the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) rules.

ENCASH is a CD-based software tool that allows farmers and advisors to calculate the nitrogen (N) production in manure produced by different types of permanently housed pigs and poultry based on their specific dietary input, and covering a range of production and manure management systems.

MANNER-NPK is a practical software tool that provides farmers and advisers with a quick estimate of crop available nitrogen, phosphate and potash supply from applications of organic manure.

The AHDB slurry wizard helps you calculate slurry storage requirements, explore options and comply with regulations

The Addington Fund is a registered farming charity. Their main area of work is to provide homes for farming families living in England and Wales who have to leave the industry, through no fault of their own, and by doing so will lose their home. In times of emergency and where hardship prevails the fund may be able to assist with a grant towards certain business costs.

Cheshire Agricultural Chaplaincy Team covers the whole of Cheshire & Wirral offering 24:7 support to the farming community with a listening ear for as long as required, pastoral support and ability to bring in supporting agencies when required.

Supporting those in the agricultural sector with poor mental health by providing support, spreading awareness and training those in farming to be aware of poor mental health and it’d issue within the sector.

FCN is here to support you with your farming, business, family and health issues.

FarmWell (part of FCN) is a one stop resource to help you and your farm business stay strong and resilient. Their three areas of focus are business resilience, personal resilience and the provision of support.

Confidential helpline operated by the FCN for all the farming community.

A free video series (funded by The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust) to help you discover your own ability to manage stress. This 12 part series is presented by Willie Horton, a psychologist and mindfulness based leadership guru who has been working with farmers for the past four years alongside farmer’s daughter and Nuffield Scholar Holly Beckett.

If your supply of forage and/or bedding has been impacted by an extreme weather event, Forage Aid can assist you. The charity source forage and bedding from donations and pledges from within the farming community, then distribute it to those whose own supply of feed has been destroyed or made inaccessible due to the weather.

A helpline for gay farmers.

Farming’s oldest and largest charity offers financial support, practical care and guidance to farming people of all ages, including farmers, farmworkers and dependents.

The Farming Life Centre aims to support farmers in the Peak District maintain and improve their personal and business health.

Help for those in farming who may be affected by stress and depression.

This pocket sized publication from Yellow Wellies offers practical content for those working in agriculture and allied industries. From outlining what mental health actually means, to the ways you can support others through challenging times.

Recording of The Resilient Farmer, Doug Avery’s, presentation at the South of England Showground, October 2019. Sponsored by FCN and AHDB, The Resilient Farmer’s tour aimed to promote positive mental health when facing  challenging times. His approach to resilience is to be sustainable across three pillars – financial, environmental and social.

Freephone helpline operated by R.A.B.I. offering financial support, practical care and guidance to farming people of all ages, including farmers, farmworkers and dependents.

Helpline operating 7am – 11pm daily . FCN volunteers provide free, confidential, pastoral and practical support to anyone who seeks help.

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity. They campaign for change, fund research to find a cure and support people living with dementia today.

Bipolar UK runs support groups an eCommunity, peer to peer support and information for those impacted by biploar. Alongside the service delivery work, the charity has also raised public awareness and understanding of bipolar and its effects.

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and the cause of 18 deaths every day. The charity provides crisis services, support to those bereaved through suicide and help and awareness within the community to empower conversations around suicide.

Cruse Bereavement Care offers telephone, email and website support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.

Heads Together is a mental health initiative spearheaded by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, which combines a campaign to tackle stigma and change the conversation on mental health with fundraising for a series of innovative new mental health services.

The International Stress Management Association^{UK [} ISMA] is the leading professional body for workplace and personal stress management, wellbeing and performance.

The Men’s Health Forum provides health information and advice through the website,  ‘Man Manuals’(in partnership with Haynes), through our Website , Workplace Comedy events and Workplace Toolbox talks. The charity also raises awareness of and advocates for men’s health, and shares and encourage the latest good practice

The Mental Health Foundation offers community and peer programmes, participates in and publishes research into what protects mental health and the causes of poor mental health and how to tackle them and provides advice to millions of people on mental health.

Mental Health Matters provides mental health support services, ranging from helplines and ‘talking therapies’ to supported housing and safe havens, and all based on the principle of supporting every person, as an individual, towards their own goals and aspirations.

Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. The charity campaigns to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. There is both a Infoline and Legal Line which complements the information available through the website and various publications.

Mindfulness Cornwall offers 8 week Mindfulness courses. sitting groups and mindfulness and yoga retreats.

An alliance of public, private, voluntary and community organisations in England who care about suicide prevention and are willing to take action to reduce suicide and support those affected by suicide.

OCD Action provides support and information to anybody affected by OCD, work to raise awareness of the disorder amongst the public and front-line healthcare workers, and strive to secure a better deal for people with OCD. Support is available via information resouces, telephone, email, local groups, advocacy forums and personal stories, achievements and creativity.

One You is here to help you get healthier and feel better with free tips, tools and support. Whether it’s moving more, eating more healthily or checking yourself – One You can help you make small, practical changes that fit in with your life. Resources include a quick mental health plan, the “How are you quid” and the Couch to 10k App.

Find out what OCD is and what its like to have it and steps you can take to overcome OCD. Resources include blogs, videos, forums, support groups, conference and book club.

NHS-funded therapies for mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression for those with GP practices within Cornwall aged 16+. Therapies include face to face, online and group courses.

The Prince’s Trust is a youth charity that helps young people aged 11 to 30 get into jobs, education and training.

PorthEden is a Cornish mental health charity best known for its Crisis Cafe in Redruth.

UK’s largest provider of relationship support. Offering counselling and therapy, workshops and books as well as the information freely available on the website.

Rethink Mental Illness improves the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. The goal is to make sure everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.

The Samaritans is a listening service that can be contacted by phone, email, post or in branch. There is also a self help App. The website includes pages for when you are having a difficult time or are worried about someone else. The Samaritans are also working to understand and challenging the social elements that impact suicide.

Provides emotional support through their SANELine and TextCare service. Peer support is alsp provided through a community forum. The charity is also involved in campaigning and research

Sea Sanctuary takes therapy for mental health out of the office and onto the water.

Confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post.

Time to Change is a growing social movement working to change the way we all think and act about mental health problems. The website contains information about mental health, personal stories and downloadable resources.

FREE personalized health score when you complete this 10 minute quiz.

The app helps you monitor your mood and teaches you relaxation techniques such as meditation and deep muscle relaxation that with practice have shown to help people cope better with stressful situations. It also has a ‘thought trainer’ programme based on cognitive behavioural therapy to help you manage those negative thoughts. With no rules to use the app, you are free to jump in for 3 minutes to relax before a stressful situation or use more regularly to improve resilience and keep stress under control.

Use this free app to learn mindfulness strategies to help with stress, anxiety, relationships, depression, or simply vent privately to your own Trained Peer Specialist who has been through clinically-proven treatment & training.

Catch It is a joint project between the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester, to help users better understand their moods through use of an ongoing diary.

The app was designed to illustrate some of the key principles of psychological approaches to mental health and well-being, and specifically Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Make use of the Building Happiness and Wellbeing module for FREE when you download the app – note that all other modules are accessible through a monthly subscription.

If you want to sleep better at night or take incredible power naps during the day, this is the app for you! The app plays you “dreamscapes”— a sleep-optimized mix of music, voiceover, and sound effects that change each night, to quickly quiet your mind, put you to sleep, keep you asleep, and then wake you up feeling refreshed.

This App contains audio tracks that combine deep relaxation with resilience techniques from Olympic sports for mental clarity and focus in everyday life, helping you bounce back from stress to cope more easily – with everyday challenges or major life events.

Anxiety UK’s infoline service is operated by a team of dedicated volunteers and staff. Many of whom have personal experience of anxiety, stress or anxiety based depression and can offer practical advice and information on support services that are available. They can offer this advice to anybody affected by anxiety, stress and/or anxiety based depression, their family, friends, loved ones and professionals, including parents of children with anxiety.

Dementia Connect support line is available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and weekends, 10am to 4pm for support and advice on dementia.

The CALM helpline is for people in the UK who are down or have hit a wall for any reason, who need to talk or find information and support. It is available 5pm until midnight 365 days a year.

he Cruse Bereavement Care Freephone National Helpline is staffed by trained bereavement volunteers, who offer emotional support to anyone affected by bereavement. The helpline is open Monday-Friday 9.30-5pm (excluding bank holidays), with extended hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, when we’re open until 8pm.

Mind’s Infoline provides an information and signposting service. The helpline is open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).

A helpline for people who suffer from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and other related anxiety disorders including those people who are trying to give up Tranquillizers. The helpline is available between 10am and 10pm everyday.

The OCD Action Helpline and Email Service is a confidential and unbiased service offering help, information and support for people with OCD, carers and anyone who is concerned that they, or their friends or relatives, may have OCD or a related disorder. The helpline is available Monday – Friday 9.30am – 8pm dependent on volunteer availability. Calls are charged at local rate.

SANEline is a national out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers. SANEline is open every day of the year from 4.30pm to 10.30pm on 0300 304 7000.

Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. They are available to take your call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

SupportLine is a helpline particularly for those who are isolated, at risk, vulnerable and victims of any form of abuse.
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