Government policies and regulatory activity are key sources of stress for the farming community so Ministers should think hard about the impact of their decisions. The Environmental Land Management (ELM) programme is a case in point given the prolonged uncertainty. DEFRA’s attempt to take account of mental health at least in terms of this policy, is to provide separate mitigating support under the Farm Resilience Fund (FRF), rather than embed it into ELM. It is unclear whether it is reaching people in most need; if mental health is integrated enough with business resilience; or if it makes best use of established and trusted support groups.