Insights and Stories on Stress

Survey to look at farm stress from Alberta angle

Jun. 6, 2023 at 4:26 pm CDT

Researchers from the University of Alberta and AgKnow, the province’s farmer mental health network, are looking to build up Alberta-specific data on farming stress, mental health and well-being, and the ways in which farmers cope. They study team is “looking for farmers, ranchers, or anyone who works or lives on […]

Free mental health training, workshops offered for farmers

Nov. 24, 2022 at 6:12 am CST

By Hannah Polk

Pulse weekly outlook: Timely rains benefitting Saskatchewan crops

Jun. 15, 2021 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Hot, dry weather view sparks rallies

Jun. 1, 2021 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Report links business management, mental health of farmers

May. 22, 2020 at 11:23 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Stressors pile up for Manitoba soybeans

Sep. 1, 2017 at 7:51 pm CDT

Damaged patches of soybeans around Manitoba this year could be due to a combination of stresses, says Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen. “It’s a tricky year for diagnosing these problems,” Derksen said Wednesday during the Crop Talk Westman webinar. “When multiple stressors are present often the soybean plants may […]

By Allan Dawson

Avoid work overload

Sep. 18, 2015 at 10:38 am CDT

You work hard because you know the benefits are worth it. But are they? If you don’t take care to recharge, says Beverly Beuermann-King, a stress and resiliency specialist in Little Britain, Ont., sustained overwork can lead to reduced productivity, failed relationships, an increase in injuries, and physical and mental […]

By Helen Lammers-Helps