Suzanne Campbell

It's not about you being a professional counsellor or you having all the right answers.

But if you can just simply ask somebody, are they OK?

And have the confidence to do so.

The majority of time, that's just the conversation starter that's needed.

But it's knowing, you know, the GP is always the first support to call really in any mental health issue.

If you're unsure, signpost to the GP.

That would be my advice.

Just always ask the question.

So then for you, George, what advice would you have to someone who is struggling, but maybe finding it hard to talk about?

George Graham there.

Do you know, there's never a wiser word.

Most meaningful conversations on farms are had side by side, leaning over a five bar gate and not face to face.

That's how 90% of countrywide interviews are conducted, leaning on a five bar gate.

Della Kilroy reporting there.

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We still have two big questions to answer about the battery tractors.

How do you make them affordable?

And how do you get them to do a proper day's work?

That's after the break.