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Experts tell Senate to expand mental‑health resources for farmers; FarmNet cited as model
Summary
Witnesses at a Senate Aging Committee hearing highlighted elevated mental‑health risks among farmers and presented land‑grant extension programs such as New York FarmNet and the Farm Bureau’s Farm State of Mind as models for expanded, toll‑free crisis and counseling resources.
Academic and industry witnesses told the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging that farmers face elevated rates of depression and suicide and that accessible, tailored mental‑health services are urgently needed. "It's okay not to be okay but it's not okay not to talk about it," Zippy Duvall said, describing Farm Bureau outreach and…
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