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Mental Health Advocate to Retire

Published May 14, 2025

Minnesota Agricultural Mental Health Specialist Ted Matthews plans to retire at the end of June. Matthews has spent more than 30 years in this role. Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said Matthew’s “impact on rural mental health in Minnesota can’t be…

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Mental Health Resources Available

Published May 9, 2025

Farm Credit Council President and CEO Christy Seyfert says farmers are under significant stress due to policy uncertainty and high input costs. “For those especially who are pure row crop farmers, they in many cases have experienced multiple years of…

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Help is a Click Away

Published March 15, 2024

The National Farmers Union is part of a coalition offering a new tool for farmers suffering from mental health issues. NFU Chief of Staff Brittany Jablonsky said the Togetherall platform is intended to highlight the importance of mental health and…

MFBF Minute

Published May 2, 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Promotion and Education Committee Chair Cindy Durheim discusses this important topic in this week's MFBF Minute.

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Busting Burnout

Published April 17, 2023

Mental health and staying ahead of burnout can be difficult as spring planting is placed on hold in the Northern Plains. At the Women’s Agricultural Leadership Conference, University of Minnesota Extension Educator on Farm Safety and Health Emily Krekelberg addressing…

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Mental Health First Aid

Published April 11, 2023

North Dakota State University Extension hosted an Adult Mental Health First Aid training in Grand Forks Tuesday. The goal is to end the stigma surrounding mental health. FirstLink Outreach and Training Specialist Dallas Tufty said trainings like this can be…

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Tragedy Felt Throughout the Ag Community

Published September 1, 2022

The agriculture community is reeling from the August 29 murder-suicide on a farm near Leeds, North Dakota. Rural mental health specialist Monica McConkey says a tragedy like this has a ripple effect throughout the community. "When these events happen in…

TransFARMation: There is Still Hope

Published June 9, 2021

Drought is a reality for many farmers and ranchers this year. 90-year-old rancher C. Wayne Vance, who lives at Ray, North Dakota, has been through these conditions before. "In 1961 we were really dry and hardly raised a crop," says…

TransFARMation: Trust Your Gut Feeling

Published November 2, 2020

Crop insurance professional Mary Ebnet was diagnosed with severe coronary artery disease three years ago. That came after an original misdiagnosis. Mary says it is important to be your own health advocate. "Hind site being 20/20, I look back on…

TransFARMation: A Positive Outcome from a Negative Situation

Published August 31, 2020

Agriculture is a stressful business, but that has certainly intensified during COVID-19. South Dakota State University Extension mental health specialist Andrea Bjornestad says the pandemic has definitely increased stress levels. "It adds more stress on top of what agricultural producers…

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Mental Health Advocate to Retire

Mental Health Resources Available

Help is a Click Away

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Busting Burnout

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Tragedy Felt Throughout the Ag Community

TransFARMation: There is Still Hope

TransFARMation: Trust Your Gut Feeling

TransFARMation: A Positive Outcome from a Negative Situation

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