Hazards were also low on the list. The researchers said this might reflect the success of safety campaigns. The research, carried out by the Powys Rural Stress Group and backed by farmers' unions in Wales and the Country Landowners' Association, recommended further research in several areas. These included the health impact of rapid social change in the farming sector, such as the risk to farming caused by various health scares. The pilot study was set up in response to the worrying suicide rate among farmers in rural Wales.
Farmers are the largest occupational group among suicides in Powys.
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