Principal Chris Myers sought to make mental health counseling available to students in the rural district of Graettinger-Terril for nearly four years.
But each time he thought he might
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated farmers’ feelings of isolation, according to a recent survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation. The percentage who said social isolation affects farmers’ mental health jumped more than 20% in 2020 compared to 2019.
OK...it's once again time for your audacious commentator to give his hot takes on the agriculture stories that will make news in 2021. This year I've enlisted the help of Homer Simpson who truly knows something about predicting agricultural events before they happened (witness the Simpson take on a
When Pam Uhlenkamp separated from her husband earlier this year, she knew the person to call. As a farm business management instructor, Uhlenkamp mentors farmers one-on-one. When she notices they’re stressed, she refers them to the man who’s been the go-to counselor for Minnesota farmers for decades
In 2019, flooding hit the small Mills County, Iowa, town of Pacific Junction.
Recovery is slow, Mayor Andy Young said in August 2020, a year after the waters rose 7
We heard from more than 200 disaster survivors and people helping them. Here’s what we learned.
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Not good news for the dairy farmers. After Dean announced it had filed for bankruptcy, Dairy Farmers of America said it was in “advanced discussions” on an acquisition. A merger would all but guarantee lower income for farmers.
