We need to have a stronger voice and start talking about farmer depression and mental wellness in the agriculture community.
Farmer mental health messages need to reach more of those in the agricultural community — not just the farmers, but also bankers and veterinarians.
If the FFA wasn’t a part of my life, you would not have been here, reading this confession.
The Naked Farmer, created by a 24-year-old, 8th generation farmer, aims to take away the stigma surrounding mental illness.
Merck Animal Health has tackled the subject of mental illness and stress in the veterinary profession with a first-of-its-kind study. Conducted in collaboration with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and Merck Animal Health, the study found veterinarians age 45 and younger are more likely to experience serious psychological distress and only 27 percent of […]