COLUMBIA, Mo. — When a farmer or farm family needs help, signs of stress are often slow to appear, but at other times may be quickly apparent, said Karen Funkenbusch, University of Missouri Extension assistant professor.
Farmer stress shows in varied ways
Sedgwick County farmers Mick Rausch and Donna Wise, left and center, and Osage County nurse practitioner and rancher Ashley Beying shared their experiences with mental illness in agricultural settings during a meeting of the Kansas Farm Bureau.
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