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Without government subsidies, many hill farms would have a negative income. [8] The high cost of land and machinery keeps many hill farmers from expanding. [8] Hill farmers in some parts of England have reported a 75% decrease in income over the past decade. [8] If supplementary feeding in the winter causes damage to the vegetation, it should be minimal enough to allow it to completely recover in the next growing season through natural re-growth. It was, said Gareth, the happiest time of his life. But on arriving home he heard his close friend Keith had died and another friend, Jason Jones, had been killed on his motorbike.It was, he says, a “beautiful piece of filming” that captured an era in Welsh hill farming that has both disappeared and is still with us. Hauxwell was an only child, born in the North Riding of Yorkshire at Sleetburn, Baldersdale, where her parents, William and Lydia (nee Tallentire), rented a farm. Three years later they bought Low Birk Hatt. The family suffered hard times during the Depression. When Hannah was six, her father died and her Uncle Tommy took over the running of the farm. She attended Baldersdale school up to the age of 14 and when her uncle died – three years after the death of her mother – she was left to farm alone. They were only young and there was a heavy load on their shoulders, but they stayed together, closed ranks and not a single farm was sold. Cattle farming in the hills is usually restricted by a scarcity of winter fodder, and hill sheep, grazing at about two hectares per head, are often taken to lowland areas for fattening. One SMHAG member is Tod Merson, an FCN volunteer in Somerset. Tod said: “Oliver’s story mirrors my own. When I experienced depression during my farming career, admitting it to anyone else was the hardest thing to do. It is also the essential first step on the path to recovery.”

Opportunities for farmers to supplement their farm income by working in industries such as quarrying or mining are largely no longer available. [5] The financial burden has taken a toll on many hill farmers, causing them to exhibit signs of mental health issues. [9] Many hill farmers are forced to generate supplemental income outside their farms or to take out loans. [9] Because of these economic factors, there is little incentive for younger generations to continue on with the hill farming. [5] Problems [ edit ] Armsworth, Paul et al. (2009). A Landscape-Scale Analysis of the Sustainability of the Hill Farming Economy and Impact of Farm Production Decisions on Upland Landscapes and Biodiversity: Full Research Report ESRC End of Award Report, RES-227-25-0028. Swindon: ESRC The film features Oliver Edwards, a well-known Exmoor farmer, telling his story of dealing with pressures on the farm at the same time as battling a diagnosis of colon cancer. This took an enormous toll on Oliver’s mental health, and he had suicidal thoughts. These protect various wild animals, plants and habitats under the European Union’s Habitats Directive" Hopefully people will realise that when they buy Welsh produce, they are buying part of the family which produced it. Not just me but all farmers.

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