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The article discusses the author's opinion on the changes made in Great Britain's agricultural policy. Topics include the author sharing his experience of speaking for the first time with the students at Harper Adams University when he was a young boy, learning new ideas by meeting different types of people on his Rock & Roll Farming podcast, and his comments on DEFRA Secretary Michael Gove's plans on agricultural policies after Brexit.

The author reports on mental health issues of farmers in Great Britain. Down, stressed, worried, anxious, and occasionally overwhelmed, a farmer is said to take his own life every week. Farmers work extremely long hours, often in isolation. Chronic physical pain can drag one down and it can be tough in a culture where depression is not often talked about.