This time of year on the farm is about getting ready for winter, finishing lamb sales, putting rams out with ewes, managing fly strike.
And it's autumn harvest time for apples, kiwifruit and grapes soon as well.
But the sector is doing the hard yards to recoup after recent events, on top of all the usual pressures.
Jonathan Bell is the area Co-Ordinator of East Coast Rural Trust Support. He talks to Jesse about putting your hand up and asking for help.
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