Source: SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 7/9/18


Farm Aid says it will continue to prioritize farmer stress, despite a retraction from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of their finding that farmers and agricultural workers have the highest suicide rate in the country.  “Increased calls to Farm Aid’s hotline and our work with partners around the country confirm that farmers are under incredible financial, legal and emotional stress,” said Farm Aid Communications Director Jennifer Fahy. “Bankruptcies, foreclosures, depression and even suicide are some of the tragic consequences of these pressures.” 

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