Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Mar 5, 2021 10:17 AM
The Commodity Classic trade show in partnership with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting has produced a program called “Mental Health on the Farm.”
Mental health practitioner Ted Matthews says stress is normal for farmers.
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Every farmer has stress. It’s just a matter of how they handle it. And, how much can you handle, well, you don’t want to find out at the end how much you can handle, you want to you want to accept the fact that it’s stressful and start looking at what can I do to lower that stress right away. Because the more it builds, the higher the potential for it goes too far and. And of course, sometimes that ends up in suicide and that’s the last place we want it to go.”
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Commodity Classic, in partnership with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, has produced a powerful podcast program dealing with farm stress and mental health. The program entitled “Mental Health on the Farm” features four panelists, each with a unique and personal perspective on the issue.
The podcast is now available at CommodityClassic.com. The program is available as a full-length podcast for download (49 minutes) or in four individual episodes ranging in length from 11 to 13 minutes that can be played right on the Commodity Classic website. Several radio stations across the Midwest will also be airing the program and/or offering it on their streaming or podcast platforms this week.