To reach FarmNet: go to this Web site link or call 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (800) 547-FARM (3276). Mexico, NY -- It was 1999 when Nancy and Sam Weber, of Mexico, knew they needed a plan on ...

FarmNet is one program in a patchwork of initiatives across the U.S. meant to help farmers manage the stress that comes with their lives and occupations. This week's Open Mic guest is Jim Sutter, CEO ...

Chris Pawelski was feeling the sting of year after year of crop failures — usually the result of bad weather. Then his father died of stage four renal cancer. He found himself caring for his mother, ...

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - It was June 20, two years ago, when Ellen Synakowski returned home from work to find her then-fiancé, John, writhing on his bed, grabbing his head. He was used to headaches - “a ...

With training from Cornell’s NY FarmNet program, Nicole Tommell, an agricultural business management specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension, is helping farmers navigate mental health challenges.

Huck Heintz has spent a busy year providing free financial consulting to dairy farmers in upstate New York. With milk selling for less than it cost to produce this year, a lot more dairy farmers ...

A new online course, “Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America” aims to help participating veterinarians, agribusiness professionals and veterinary students learn about mental health ...

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Farmer suicide rates outpace almost any other profession in America, advocates say. “The data from January 2022 from the CDC says suicide rates in agriculture are worse than almost any sector at 36 ...