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2016-02-09: 'New research to understand the risks farm chemicals pose...
New research to understand the risks farm chemicals pose to you All farmers know their chemicals are dangerous – but not many realise just how insidious the...
February 9, 2016
2016 February - Director's Blog - Pulses!
Pulses! by Susan Brumby. When I read it was the International Year of the Pulse, I immediately thought of measuring heart rates. Having a pulse and keeping it...
February 2, 2016
2016-01-21: 'Take a look over the farm gate and help out' - Stock &...
OUR farming communities continue to face tough seasonal conditions, with many battling to water their stock while others are left with failed crops. It’s at...
January 22, 2016
2016-01-22: 'Program to fight suicide stigma' - Sunraysia Daily
FARMERS in Victoria’s Mallee are being encouraged to take part in a program which aims to reduce the stigma surrounding suicide. People in the Mallee are...
January 22, 2016
NCFH to host Professor Gert van der Laan in February 2016
January 20, 2016
2016-01-19: 'Website and postcards set to help reduce stigma around...
Website and postcards set to help reduce stigma around suicide in Australian farming communities by Nathan Coates The National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH)...
January 15, 2016
2016-01-14 World disease authority is keynote speaker at ag health...
World disease authority is keynote speaker at ag health training A world authority on occupational diseases will be a keynote speaker at the National Centre...
January 15, 2016
2015-12: Spring edition, The Buzz - Australian Women in Agriculture...
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December 27, 2015
Help shape drought support
Have your say in an on-line forum on how the Victorian Government should allocate the $10 million set aside in its $27 million Drought Response Package. Go...
December 21, 2015
Farmer Health e-News – December 2015
Wow – what a year! Enrol Now in HMF701. And the Winners are…!! SFF™ Train the Trainer recap. Please note: our mail-out listed the start date of...
December 17, 2015
2015-11-28: 'Project targets stigma of farmers' higher suicide risk'...
20151128-GeelongAdvertiser-GentsLunch (PDF)   Project targets stigma of farmers’ higher suicide risk. by Margaret Linley THE Ripple Effect project...
December 3, 2015
2015-11-24: 'Look after your mates, farm leaders say' - The Weekly...
THE moment the headers stop and the harvest is over is when the full impact of drought will really hit home, warns Victorian Farmers Federation vice-president...
November 25, 2015