Defra's Exeter office telephone number:
01392 266030

HM Customs and Excise and the Inland Revenue have set up a special joint hotline for businesses in financial difficulty due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak:
0845 300 0157

There is also a fax number where farmers who are due repayment of VAT can fax their returns to Customs and Excise to speed up their claims:
01702 366085

The Samaritans: 08457 909090
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The Farm Crisis Network: 07002 326326
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The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Inst.: 01865 727888 Click herefor the website.