David has recently won a major one-year grant with the Economic and Social Research Council to look at the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and resilience of farmers. Working with the Universities of Sheffield and Exeter, we will explore how COVID-19 has affected already fragile social well-being across the farming community and the challenges faced by charities and other organisations who provide support to farmers during difficult times.
This work has been picked up by BBC Look North, ITV Calendar, BBC Berkshire, BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio 4 (Farming Today), the Farmers Weekly podcast, FarmingUK, IFAD podcast, other regional newspapers, and Greatest Hits Radio.