Activities outside of work provide benefits that go far beyond taking it easy for a few hours.

It is not selfish to prioritize exercise – it is smart business. It enhances creativity, increases the happy hormones and helps you deal with stress more effectively.

Including mental health information in a variety of programs and formats may help familiarize livestock producers with mental health resources and remove barriers to talking about stress and depression.

Farmers and ranchers spend a lot of money – especially these days – getting the right ration and feed into their animals. But what about your own food intake?

Taking care of ourselves isn’t selfish. The well-being of the farm depends on the well-being of the farmer.

This is the time of year when I look out my window with a sense of dread at all the work I need to do. It’s not the field work or chores out in the barn that I see. It’s the weeds growing in the flower gardens that surround my house.

Being a farmer isn't just a job; it's an identity and a lifelong love. The possibility of doing anything else seems unimaginable, but loving the job isn't enough anymore, and many farmers are reaching their mental breaking point.