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QDO president Brian Tessmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 3, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland Dairyfarmers\u2019 Organisation has announced a new on-farm counselling program with Rural Aid to support the mental health and well-being\u00a0of dairy farmers.<\/p>\n

There has been a 15 per cent drop in the number of dairy farms in Queensland and a 10 per cent drop in the volume of milk produced over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying to weather a perfect storm at the moment,\u201d QDO President Brian Tessmann said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rising costs of production and the ongoing drought across most of Queensland and NSW\u00a0 has put a serious financial and mental strain on Queensland\u2019s dairy farmers.<\/p>\n

“While we\u2019re working with processors and the retailers to get farmers a sustainable price for their milk these things take time and for some farmers it\u2019s just too late\u201d<\/p>\n

QDO is working with the not-for-profit Rural Aid group to encourage farmers to register with Rural Aid.<\/p>\n

“One of the first things we do with farmers is strategising and planning,”\u00a0Rural Aid counsellor Jane McCollum said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It doesn\u2019t have to be talking about feelings to start off with.\u201d<\/p>\n

QDO communications manager Sarah Ferguson said the organisation looked at several professional counselling services and evaluated them against what farmers needed.<\/p>\n

“Certainly, a lot of other organisations do a great job in the mental health space, but we felt that our farmers could be best helped by the kind of on-the-ground counselling that Rural Aid can provide,” Sarah said.<\/p>\n

“The enthusiasm and the lack of bureaucracy we\u2019ve seen from the people at Rural Aid is such a welcome change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Any farmer or member of a rural community – not just dairy farmers – who are finding things difficult can give Rural Aid a call on\u00a01300-327-624.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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