Weather, crop prices among contributors to stress in farmers

Dec 18, 2019 at 08:44 AM CST - 1
Volatile markets, social isolation, long and hard work days, adverse weather conditions — these are only some of the stressors facing farmers that Sean Brotherson discussed Tuesday at the 2019 University of Missouri Crop Management Conference. Brotherson, a professor and Extension Family Science specialist at North Dakota State University, spoke in a presentation entitled “Hard Choices in the Heartland: Understanding and Responding to Rural Stress Concerns.” Two major factors that contribute to stress in farmers are weather and crop prices, Brotherson said. He explained that crises arise surrounding these factors because they are beyond one’s control, creating a “sense of challenge beyond resolution.”

Dec 18, 2019 at 08:44 AM CST

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Volatile markets, social isolation, long and hard work days, adverse weather conditions — these are only some of the stressors facing farmers that Sean Brotherson discussed Tuesday at the 2019 University of Missouri Crop Management Conference. Brotherson, a professor and Extension Family Science specialist at North Dakota State University, spoke in a presentation entitled “Hard Choices in the Heartland: Understanding and Responding to Rural Stress Concerns.” Two major factors that contribute to stress in farmers are weather and crop prices, Brotherson said. He explained that crises arise surrounding these factors because they are beyond one’s control, creating a “sense of challenge beyond resolution.”