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Division of Agriculture Program Addresses Farmers' Mental Health

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University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas county extension offices offer resources to aid farmers experiencing stress or anxiety.

The Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, a nationwide coaltion, is providing funds to help state departments of agriculture combat a mental health crisis facing farm and agriculture workers. The funding is the latest is a series of resources that the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is offering to aid the state's farmers.  

Daniel Caruth is KUAF's Morning Edition host and reporter for Ozarks at Large.
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