04/01/22 - Mental resilience in farming, mapping trees and donkey grazing

Farming Today

• Episode: 04/01/22 - Mental resilience in farming, mapping trees and donkey grazing
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:28
• Published: 2022-01-04 07:00

"He didn't believe in depression - he thought anyone that suffered with stress, anxiety or depression needed a good kick up the backside." We hear the story of a farmer who had to change his mind about depression when he was hit with it himself. Patrick Joice became severely depressed after getting a diagnosis of terminal cancer...but used his experience to raise awareness within the farming industry and support local charities. A new app allows people to map individual trees - so what's the idea? And could donkeys find a new role as conservation grazers? Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons