Even in the best of times farming is not for the faint-hearted, but right now in the midst of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak rural communities are doing it really tough.
TVNZ1's Seven Sharp sent reporter Mike Thorpe to Ashburton, a farming town he knows well, to see how farmers we've met before on the show are dealing with their new reality.
Watch the video above to see the stressful environment many Kiwi farmers are dealing with on a daily basis.
SHARE ME