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Managing financial stress in low economic times

Friday, September 27

A regional vice president at Farm Credit MidAmerica says farmers should be strategic when making management decisions in tighter farm economy. Brock Burcham says net farm income has come down from the historic levels in 2019. “With commodity prices down and some weather issues here in Ohio, we’re definitely...

Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance releases Farm Stress Survey results

Thursday, September 19

The senior director of communications and media relations at Ohio Farm Bureau says a recent survey measured stress levels and coping strategies in farmers. Ty Higgins says the Mental Health Alliance was formed to help farmers through tough times. “We knew about the the...

Healthy soils fight crop stress

Tuesday, August 6

Farmers are finding healthier soil helps combat crop stress. Southern Illinois farmer Granvil Travis has been focused on building the health of his Massac County farm for the past several years. “Four or five years ago, we started doing a lot of tissue samples...