21 Apr 2020

Fears for farmers' mental health facing drought, Covid-19

From Checkpoint, 5:48 pm on 21 April 2020

There are fears for farmers' mental health as the sector battles with the impacts of drought and Covid-19.

Farming leaders say lockdown has magnified the challenges that isolation presents in rural communities and they're urging people to pick up the phone and check in on their neighbours.

Rural reporter Maja Burry filed this report. 

Warning: This story discusses suicide and could be distressing to some people.