Farmers in Canterbury say with every new policy or regulation comes more work and stress.
They're feeling under the pump with water quality reforms and climate change legislation around the corner.
A recent Ministry of Health report presented to MPs shows suicide is up 20 percent in country areas compared with a drop of 10 per cent in cities and towns.
Tim Stokes is a third generation farmer in Oxford and told RNZ political reporter Jo Moir farming isn't as enjoyable as it used to be and he no longer sees a future in it for his children.
