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Mental Health Awareness Week: "We wouldn't run a tractor constantly without servicing and maintaining it"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Charles Goadby, mixed farmer from Nuneaton in Warwickshire

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Mental Health Awareness Week: "We wouldn't run a tractor constantly without servicing and maintaining it"

Spend a moment online and you are bound to come across a phrase which reads: "If you're feeling down and need some help or someone to talk to, I'm here. Just pick up the phone and we can talk it through." ...

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