Farm Stress Mangement Resources

Farm Stress Management Educational Resources

• A Five-Step Approach to Alleviating Farm Stress (SDSU Extension.pdf)
• How to Talk to Farmers under Stress (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Coping with Grief after Losing the Farm (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Opiods in Rural Farming Communities (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Turning Personal Skilles into Income (MSU Extension .pdf)
• How to Cultivate a Productive Mindset (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Stress (MSU Extension .pdf)
• How Stress Affects You (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Youth Farm Stress (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Responding to Stressed People (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Stress Symptoms (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Stress Management for Farmers and Ranchers (MSU Extension .pdf)
• Farmer Stress - American Psychological Association Website

Farmer Worksheets and Templates

• Farming Resource Network Worksheet (K-State Extension .pdf)
• My Action Plan Worksheet (MSU Extension .pdf)
• My Coping Strategies Plan (K-State Extension .pdf)

Relevant Articles, Publications, and Podcasts

• How do you Cope with Anxiety and Stress in your Ag Legacy? (Ag Legacy .pdf)
• Mental Health on the Farm, A special podcast produced by Commodity Classic in partnership with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters
  • Download the Entire Podcast
  • Episode 1, Ted Matthews 13:49
  • Episode 2, Adrienne DeSutter 11:07
  • Episode 3, Lowell Neitzel 11:52
  • Episode 4, Jason Medows 13:43

Support Organizations and Programs

• The Farm Crisis Center
• SC Farm Bureau SC AgriWellness Program
• Farm State of Mind, American Farm Bureau
• Farmer Stress - American Psychological Association

Directories and Resource Guides

• The Carolina Center for Behavioural Health Directory (.pdf)
• Farm State of Mind, American Farm Bureau

Extension Farm Stress Management Websites

• Michigan State University Extension Farm Stress Management
• University of Maryland Farm Stress Management
• Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Dairy Team
• University of Wisconsin Extension