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Farmers Supporting Farmers: Livestock Auctions as Spaces to Reconstruct Occupational Community and Counter Mental Health Issues

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Nye, Caroline, Winter, Michael, Lobley, Matt·2023·Journal of Agromedicine
DOI 10.1080/1059924x.2023.2176959
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Social isolation within agricultural communities is prevalent within the United Kingdom (UK). Along with other social and economic determinants, social isolation is considered to be a contributing factor towards the high rates of mental health issues experienced among people working in agriculture. The livestock auction mart is one of the remaining spaces upon which many livestock farmers rely for consistent social interaction and to experience community, both determinants proven to improve physical and mental health. However, the importance of the social contribution of livestock auction marts to farmer wellbeing appears rarely in associated literature. The aims of this study, therefore, were i) to determine levels of isolation experienced by livestock farmers who attend auction marts and ii) to identify the role of the mart as a system of social support, with an emphasis on the informal support system attendees provide for one another. Findings from 90 qualitative interviews demonstrate that the auction mart is an important social site where occupational community and identity can be produced and reproduced for all attending stakeholders, positively impacting upon mental health and wellbeing. The strength of the occupational community among livestock farmers should be considered as a key element among a basket of options approach in the development of support interventions, and as a pathway to negotiating barriers to both help-seeking behaviors and reaching the hard-to-reach.

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  • Farmers are more likely to turn to their own communities for support than to health or social work authorities, preferring advice from respected community members such as veterinary surgeons or anonymous sources such as the internet or self-help booklets.

    “Farmers are more likely to turn to their own communities for support than to health or social work authorities, with many preferring to engage with advice from respected members within their communities, such as veterinary surgeons (Vets), or use anonymous sources of support such as the internet or self-help booklets [10, 11].”

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Authors
Nye, C., Winter, M., & Lobley, M.
Affiliations
University of Exeter (GB)
Corresponding author
Nye, Caroline
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Agromedicine
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2023-02-17
Volume
28
Issue
3
Pages
401-414
ISSN
  • 1059-924X (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-0813
DOI
10.1080/1059924x.2023.2176959
OpenAlex
W4320857002
Cited by
18
References
29
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 1
FWCI
2.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Agromedicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
The John Oldacre Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Rural development and sustainability
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Keywords
livestock auctions, livestock farmers, occupational communities, social isolation, mental health, farmer well-being, social support, informal support networks, occupational identity, help-seeking barriers, agricultural communities
MeSH terms
Farmers, Agriculture, Animals, United Kingdom, Humans, Mental Health, Livestock

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