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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Bob Worth, a Minnesota farmer, shares his story about his struggle with depression and how he reached out for help. He urges farmers to do the same if they are experiencing any mental health concerns themselves.
Recently there's been a spike in news media attention to farmer suicides brought on by depressed farm-product prices, but there appears to be a lack of solid data to compare the current incidence of suicide on the farm to that of the mid-1980s farm crisis.
