In recent weeks there has been a growing – and needed – discussion about the emotional health of farmers during this very challenging time in agriculture. Sadly, I pen this column today having just learned of a suicide death of a farmer in Minnesota. There have also been several farm accidents in recent weeks, many of which resulted in one or more deaths. Just last week a 17-year old a couple of counties over from where I live died in a crash with a gravel truck. Apparently unaware of the truck, the young man swerved to the middle of the roadway to maneuver his farm implement past a culvert at the same time the gravel truck was overtaking the tractor.
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