Every day, farmers take meticulous care of their animals and crops, ensuring they are healthy and safe. Yet farmers need support to manage their own stress and fatigue. This stress can become especially intense when an on-farm injury occurs, commodity prices are low or natural disasters decrease yield.
Whether these stresses come from a financial issue or the stresses of everyday life, MSU Extension can help. If you’re concerned about yourself, a family member, a friend or a neighbor, MSU Extension has a suite of resources and educators that can help identify and manage stress. Among other offerings, you can:
- Connect with a teletherapy professional
- Read the latest farm stress news from MSU Extension
- Take a free, online farm stress course
- Sign up for MSU Extension's pilot farm stress text-messaging program
- Explore MSU Extension's farm financial resources
- Watch the "Bury Seeds, Not Stress" series of free recorded webinars, which cover everything from the mental health stigma facing men to signs of stress in farm youth
- Contact MSU Extension's farm stress specialist for more information
News
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MSU Extension receives MDARD funding for two-year farm stress efforts
Published on October 14, 2020
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Farm stress topic of July 2 Field Crops Virtual Breakfast
Published on June 24, 2020
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Working women, the backbone of family farms
Published on June 23, 2020
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Online farm stress training is free and open to the public
Published on June 22, 2020
Need help now?
If you need immediate assistance or are facing a potential emergency, there are services you can connect with right now. Explore our list of resources, services and information here.
Questions about our farm stress programming? Contact:
Eric Karbowski
Community Behavioral Health Extension Educator
MSU Extension
karbows8@msu.edu
989-317-4079
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participants from 23 states attended the Farm Stress Management Summit