Farm Safety Foundation - Yellow Wellies

Poorly used or faulty machines are a major cause of serious injuries on our farms. Over the past 5 years, 6% of all fatal injuries in farming were as a result of contact with machinery according to the Health and Safety Executive 2018/19 fatality statistics.
Visit our advice page for more info: https://www.yellowwellies.org/working-wit h-machinery/

We can’t believe it’s Pancake Day. Honestly, that crêped up on us🥞
What pancake do you go for? #shrovetuesday

Last November Cheshire YFC held their annual entertainments competition, which saw many clubs take part. However, the stars of the show were Beeston YFC with their amazing performance dedicated to our #MindYourHead campaign🌟
This is why they decided to do it...

Thank you to Milly Fyfe for having Steph & BBC Northampton on your farm this morning to discuss mental health, farm safety & #mindyourhead on the breakfast show 💛

Don’t feel guilty for putting yourself first #WednesdayWisdom #MindYourHead

We are honoured to be Standish Tractor Run 2020 chosen charity this year. Organised by a passionate young farmer, the event is returning in April & will be bigger & better than before!
25 miles, 🚜's & bacon rolls – its set to be a great day! But why did Seb choose us? #fundraising
The Standish Spring Tractor Run CLAAS NFU Mutual National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs Gloucestershire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs

Thank you so much Kate Simpson Fine Art for designing this beautiful print, all in aid of raising money for us💛 Perfect end to a great week! #fundraising

THANK YOU for your support this week for #MindYourHead. We hope that we were able to give farm safety and mental health equal airtime, and make sure you know its ok not to be ok 💛

Our final blog of the day comes from Dr John McNamara. He is a National Farm Health and Safety Specialist Advisor with Teagasc and in his blog he shares with us his perspective on farm safety, as well as listing services available in Ireland: https://www.yellowwellies.org/sources-of- support-teagasc-i…/ #MindYourHead
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Statistics say 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health issue & Rural Support have said they want to help turn the tide by delivering workshops across Northern Ireland to help farmers cope with the pressures of farming💛 #MindYourHead
Read Clodagh's blog find out more: https://www.yellowwellies.org/sources-of- support-rural-sup…/

When times get tough, it can be difficult for farmers to know where to turn - this is where the The Farming Community Network can help. #MindYourHead
To find out how their 400+ volunteers in England and Wales can help you, when you really need it, then please click here https://www.yellowwellies.org/sources-of- support-fcn/

A huge thanks to Farmers Guardian & Farmers Weekly for covering our #MindYourHead campaign, but also helping to raise awareness of mental health in farming - if you haven’t already, grab yourselves a copy & have a read👌🏼
Also a massive shout out to Ffion for sharing her story💛

Our next blog looks at why Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution are currently looking to develop support schemes in England and Wales that address the emotional and practical needs of farming people, as well as the financial ones. #MindYourHead #support
Please read their blog to find out more: https://www.yellowwellies.org/sources-of- support-r-a-b-i/

Today is Valentines Day, a day of spreading love... so we wanted to show some love to the great charities, from across the country, who can help & support you…💛
First up we hear from Nina Clancy from RSABI as she talks about what support there is available to farmers and crofters in Scotland - https://bit.ly/2HzihRb #MindYourHead #support

For our final blog of the day, we are sharing a letter we received from a young farmer who spells out in plain English what he feels to be a problem in agriculture in the UK and what we should be learning from other countries #MindYourHead Click here to read: https://www.yellowwellies.org/thats-just- farming/

Key teams at Co-op AHDB & NFU Mutual have all had our Mental Health in Farming workshop so that they can proactively support & guide their suppliers, customers & all those working in farming.
Want to know more... get in touch we'd love to talk to you (farm_safety_foundation@nfumutual.co .uk) #MindYourHead

Ben Cavill is the action hero behind the Cornwall YFC #MyMindMatters campaign💛 He's using his influence to help create a culture in farming that promotes positive mental health & encourages people to open up and talk. #MindYourHead
Ben explains more in his blog: https://www.yellowwellies.org/mymindmatte rs/ National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs Duchy College NFU Mutual

Today we celebrate local heroes, those rural support groups, organisations and individuals who are going the extra mile to help those in their communities💛 #MindYourHead
First up, the wonderful YANA - Melinda Raker explains why she firmly believes that YOU ARE NOT ALONE: https://www.yellowwellies.org/action-hero es-yana/