For the past 2 years I’ve been really focusing on my business and getting it off the ground. At times I really focus on my diet, then at times I really focus on exercise. Running your own business can be stressful, instead of going for a run or meal prepping I would sit on my computer and finish off some work.

Gosh where to start with this topic. As a farmer it can be such a rewarding job but it comes with it stresses. I understand that every job has their own stresses but farmers live on the land, they never leave the work at the end of the day and struggle to have a good work life balance. There are the everyday stresses of managing staff, balancing budgets, future planning as well as doing physical work.

Annually, at this time of year, I become a ‘harvest widow’, as the common terms goes. My partner and I don’t cross paths frequently; I’m asleep when he gets home, and I’ve left for work before he gets up. Over the three months of harvest we generally only get to see each other when it rains, when I’m helping him move machinery or when I go out in the header to take him dinner.

Fatigue can be a big issue for farmers, both physically and mentally. Most farmers are working 7 days a week doing physical farm work then coming home in the evenings to go over budgets, pay bills, order feed the list goes on and on.

Stress and anxiety is something that many of us deal with on a regular basis including myself. When we get stressed the things we usually do to help manage these situations go straight out the window. I feel that anxiety, depression and stress is something that can be managed really