rural mental health

The American Farm Bureau is expanding the reach of its Farm State of Mind Initiative to a broader coalition of food and farm sector partners.

Farmers and ranchers are known for their resilience, determination, and—most of the time—optimism.

This is National Farm Safety and Health Week, and producers are reminded of the importance of staying up to date with the latest safety efforts.

Oregon State University Extension is working to remind farmers, ranchers, and rural families statewide that they are never alone.

"Suicide rates in Washington state are almost 25% higher than the general population,” said Moses Lake's Tom Dent "The mental well-being of our ag industry has been in decline for several reasons.

Congress is considering significant cuts to funding for the Medicaid program, as well as cuts to benefits in the Affordable Care Act that could impact many rural Americans.  Don Hannaford, vice president for public policy at Rural Minds, which he describes as a nonprofit with the vision of a rural America with no more silence, suffering, or stigma surrounding mental illness, said rural Americans m

Stress.     Whether it comes from one or several sources; life, home health, work, relationships, finances, uncertainty, messages...well, you get the idea. Most of us have some level of stress we deal with occasionally, if not regularly. That's w...

It’s a common story every legislative session in Washington; Olympia just doesn’t understand what farmers go through these days.  And that’s an easy narrative to believe, especially with fewer and fewer Americans having a connection to rural life, let alone agriculture.  But that means the Washin...

Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley wants to know the latest when it comes to the Seeding Rural Resilience Act.  Grassley sent a letter to the Department of Agriculture as well as Health and Human Services.  The legislation, approved in 2020, is designed to curb the rising rate of suicide in rural communities, via the National Defense Authorization Act.  Grassley’s law re...