Psychologist Margot Flaig takes calls from farmers who are in a psychological emergency on the crisis hotline for farmers.
Margot Flaig
Some calls are particularly memorable: for example, that of a 19-year-old whose father had just been taken to the hospital. She was desperate because she had 120 cows to milk and had no help. We drew up a list of neighbours, friends and acquaintances who would take over the stable work at short notice until a farm helper could be organised.