Daily, agriculture life can be a lot to handle, and when you add mental health challenges to the mix, the result can be devastating to farm families.
A strong majority of farmers/farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, according to a new American Farm Bureau poll.
The campaign aims to reduce stigma surrounding the topic of mental health in rural communities and to provide relevant information to farm families.
The Seeding Rural Resilience Act is designed to help farmers respond to stress and decrease the stigma associated with mental health care.
A majority of farmers say financial issues, farm or business problems, and fear of losing the farm impact farmers’ mental health, according to a new poll