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"Coupled with rising mental health challenges, the future of family farming in the UK is at a critical juncture"

Instead of getting angry with referees on the football pitch, Mr Jones has found a new annoyance in life: walkers who 'encroach' and 'fail' to stick to footpaths on his farm

"It's a brilliant idea, and I think we can go wider than this by getting the message across to workplaces too"

"If I was to provide advice to any farmer, it would be this: always tell people where you are, tell them what you are doing and always keep a phone with you at all times"

"There will be a need for a rapid and concerted effort from the leaders in the rural and farming sectors to hold the Government to account on ensuring that the gulf between urban and rural support does not become even wider"

"I wonder what people who are struggling to feed their families think when they hear the Conservatives crying foul over policies which protect people (farmers) from paying tax on assets worth up to 拢3 million in certain areas"

"Labour have not thought through this policy"

"For generations, farming families have served to grow food for us all. They are a service to their country and they are custodians of the countryside"

First Minister John Swinney said his Government would return the 拢46 million taken away from the agriculture Budget in previous years but could not guarantee a commitment to longer-term funding due to only having 'information' for one financial year