Australian farmers strip off and raise money for charity

It's a story from nudity to charity. Do you like this cheeky and special rural scenery?

An Australian young farmer named Ben Brooksby got a naked shot from his friend in 2016. The awesome photo earned a lot of laughs online after he shared it. The surprising result prompted the young man to create a social media page, he said: 'I did it all for the fun and I just love making people laugh and smile.'

Ben took this photo and then started naked farmer page.

Since then, hundreds of farmers share naked photos featuring their interesting rural life on the page. Ben decided to do something more meaningful when the page amassed up to 30 thousand fans.

'That's where the idea of raising money to help people with mental health in rural areas came to mind. It's a huge issue that doesn't get talked about enough.'

Therefore, Ben decided to raise awareness about mental illness of farmers with the famous platform.

By selling the 2018 calendar featuring the gorgeous nude farmers, they have raised $5,000 for the Royal Flying Doctors Service. His next plans are to hit the road this year to raise more money.

The naked farmers are hitting the road.

HOLBROOK, Ariz. (AP) — A prominent California farmer has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the shooting death of his estranged wife at her home in an eastern Arizona mountain community.

Michael Abatti, 63, made his first appearance Wednesday in Navajo County Superior Court after being extradited from El Centro, California, where he was arrested on an Arizona charge in the killing of Kerri Ann Abatti. She was found dead at a home in Pinetop, Arizona, where she moved after splitting with her husband.

While prosecutors say Michael Abatti is being held in the Navajo County jail on a $5.5 million bond, Owen Roth, one of his attorneys, said his client is able to post bond.

Investigators say Michael Abatti traveled from El Centro to Pinetop on Nov. 20, carried out the killing and returned to California early the next morning.

Kerri Abatti, a descendant of early Latter-day Saints settlers who helped found Pinetop in the 1880s, had filed for divorce, with proceedings pending in California at the time of her death.

Michael Abatti comes from a long line of farmers in the crop-rich Imperial Valley, which is the biggest user of Colorado River water and known for growing leafy greens, melons and forage crops. His grandfather, an Italian immigrant, was among the region’s early settlers and his father helped start the Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association.

The couple, who married in 1992 and had three children, split in 2023 and were sparring over finances in their divorce proceedings.

In this photo provided by the Navajo County Sheriff's Office, Michael Abatti, center, is transported from the Imperial County Jail in El Centro, Calif., on Dec. 30, 2025. (Navajo County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Navajo County Sheriff's detectives search a property associated with Michael Abatti and his family in El Centro, Ariz., on Dec. 2, 2025, while investigating the murder of his estranged wife, Kerri Ann Abatti. (Camilo Garcia Jr./The Imperial Valley Press via AP)