When crisis strikes: Why every farm partner needs to know the operation

Colleen Stegenga
Oct 15, 2025
Oct 15, 2025

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The phone call that everyone dreads getting, the heart attack, the tractor accident, the stroke. In an instant, everything changes. And in that moment, one partner is left not only grieving or managing a medical crisis but also trying to run a farm they may not fully understand.

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Colleen Stegenga, MSW, LCSW-PIP, QMHP, is a therapist and owner of Embracing Change Counseling Services, with offices in Sioux Falls and Mitchell. Reach her at colleen@embracingchangecs.com or visit www.embracingchangecs.com.