Struggling and not sure where to turn? Times can get hard for everyone, but help is at hand.
Through just one phone call, farmers in need can access free, impartial and confidential support from all three charities.
Call 03000 111 999
Helpline open 7am-11pm every day of the year
Helpline operated by FCN
The Farming Help partnership is a collaboration between Addington Fund, The Farming Community Network and Forage Aid and is supported by The Royal Countryside Fund.
The Addington Fund is a truly unique charity that helps farmers in severe financial difficulty.
We invest in property and let at a cheaper rate, providing homes for retiring farmers or farmers who have to leave their tenancy.
We also provide feed and forage to those who have insufficient supplies due to natural disaster, bad weather or even just a case of bad luck.
The Farming Community Network (FCN) is a voluntary organisation that supports farmers and families within the farming community through difficult times.
FCN runs a confidential national helpline and e-helpline, which is open every day of the year from 7am-11pm, and has approximately 400 volunteers located throughout England and Wales.
These volunteers provide free, confidential, pastoral and practical support to anyone who seeks help, regardless of whether the issue is personal, family or business-related.
Forage Aid’s sole objective is the relief of the suffering of animals by the emergency provision of feed and/or bedding and/or the transportation or, contribution of feed or bedding.
Relief will be available to members of the farming community in Great Britain in possession of a DEFRA holding number or equivalent who have been affected by an extreme weather event.
Forage Aid is now part of Addington Fund.
Additional local contacts and groups can be found on the Get Support page on FarmWell, here.
Or via the National Directory of Farm and Rural Support Groups, here.
