The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI), which provides charitable grants to farming families, said it had seen a rise in emergency payments and in the number of calls to its helpline.

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The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI), a charity which provides financial assistance to farmers and their families, said that because most farmers were self-employed they had an income only if they had something to sell.

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Farming unions and the HSE have targeted farmers previously, but Mr Bailey said NFU Cymru's latest campaign included organisations from across the Welsh farming industry, including the Farmers' Union of Wales, Wales Young Farmers' Club, the Welsh Government and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.

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