stress

The coronavirus is not just about physical heath effects of the virus, but also the mental health impact of this pandemic. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, said this is a problem nationwide. Especially, it seems, in rural areas, many of which were already under economic stress ...

A new $7 million USDA Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network grant will expand farmer suicide prevention work already taking place at Washington State University. Don McMoran with WSU Extension-Skagit County, said this will allow them to extend these vital resources to 13 western states and four U ...

An estimated one in five American adults struggle with mental health issues. That translates into 500,000 farmers. But many experts fear that figure on the U.S. farm is much higher. "We can memorize all the statistic we want but that doesn't mean necessarily  that we'll know how to help someone when that help is really needed." ...

For many producers, fiscal, financial, and emotional stress tends to boiled down to a constantly repeating question: "How am I overall going to care for my family and all of the financial obligations that go with that?" said Charlotte Halverson an occupational health nurse with AgriSafe ...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the real answer to epidemic farmer suicides is not just social, but economic, getting demand and prices back up. Perdue recently opened up about the sensitive subject of increasing farmer suicides. He said one-on-one help to those under great stress is only part of the answer ...

Women across the Northwest are encouraged to learn how to run resilient farms and business while enhancing their own health at Washington State University’s 2020 Women in Agriculture conference.  This year’s event will take place January 25th, at 31 locations across Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and even Alaska and Hawaii.  WSU’s Margaret...

Things have been hard in agriculture and more specifically, it’s been hard to be a farmer.  Financial stress is taking a toll and Successful Farming has put together a list of signs that may indicate a farmer is suffering from significant financial stress.   S...

Are the holidays stressing you out?  Gary Crawford recently sat down with one expert that has some ways to reduce that stress level.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Washington State University is one of four organizations that will receive federal funds to help those in the agriculture community deal with stress.  On Tuesday, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced that WSU was awarded $1.92 m...

Washington State University is one of four organizations that will receive federal funds to help those in the agriculture community deal with stress.  On Tuesday, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced that WSU was awarded $1.92 m...