Here to support farmers and their families across Wales
Tir Dewi is a charity that offers free, confidential support to farmers and their families across Wales.
Our volunteers, many with farming backgrounds, listen without judgment and give practical help when life or work becomes overwhelming.
Whether it’s financial pressure, paperwork, family worries or simply needing to talk, we’re here to help you find a way forward.
Volunteer, Donate, Partner
How you can help
Volunteer
Give a little time, make a big difference. Our volunteers listen, visit farms, and offer practical support to families who are struggling. If you understand farming and want to help your community, we’d love to hear from you.
Donate
Your generosity keeps us in the field. Every donation helps us answer more calls, visit more farms, and offer hope when it’s needed most, giving farmers and their families the support to face tomorrow with confidence.
Partner
Reaching every farm that needs us.
Working with partners to spot when someone might be struggling and to make sure they get help early. Join us as a partner and help strengthen farming communities across Wales.
Our Volunteer Stories
Our volunteers are integral to the work of Tir Dewi. They are able to support you through every difficult situation you may be facing, and if they don’t know the answers, one of our partners certainly will.
My work with Tir Dewi is mostly on the Helpline two day a week where we receive a variety of calls where some can be urgent some less so, but I believe every call we receive deserves to be handled with respect and expedience. What might seem trivial to us could be the proverbial straw that ‘broke the camels’ back’ to a farmer dealing with stressful situations day to day. I often find that a client could call with a ‘paperwork problem’ but quickly find that there are multiple other things behind their call for help. If not for access to our help and our army of wonderful volunteers, these people would have continued struggling without help.
SHARON
We walk, listen and extend a hand of direction to support all the farmers throughout Wales. But we could not do this without the tremendous hard work of all the volunteers, and I personally want to thank you for your dedication and commitment in ensuring our farmers are listened to, loved and supported until they can see their own way, and strengthened to face the challenges posed in our agricultural industry.
EILEEN
I’ve been involved in running our family farm from a very young age due to unfortunate circumstances. Over the past forty years, I’ve gained a wealth of experience in agriculture and witnessed many of the highs and lows the industry brings — experiences that have affected both myself and my family. Throughout my life, I’ve also been actively involved in organisations closely linked to farming, including NFU Cymru, TB eradication boards, and the Agricultural Tribunal. These roles have all been about supporting others, and through them, I’ve built a strong network of contacts and developed valuable problem-solving experience. When I was asked to become a Tir Dewi volunteer, I didn’t hesitate to say yes. I felt — and still feel — strongly that I could use my knowledge and experience to support individuals facing challenges of their own. Like all the Tir Dewi volunteers, I’m not an expert in every field, but we work as a team and draw on each other’s knowledge. We listen carefully to everyone who contacts us. And if I can’t help directly, I’ll always do my best to signpost them to the right place and the right people.
EVANOur volunteers understand the issues faced by farmers in the community. We work together to find the best solution for each situation and individual farmer.
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