|
|
Article: Farming stress need not be faced alone; Help: Farm Bureau and Mercy join forces to produce video
- Article from:
- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- December 6, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2002 Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque). Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
DES MOINES - The Dubuque County Farm Bureau and Mercy Medical
Center-Dubuque are spreading the news nationwide - help is available
for farmers experiencing difficult times.
The groups co-produced an educational video, widely distributed
around Iowa, explaining how to respond to stress on the farm.
Wednesday, Dubuque County Farm Bureau President Steve Koch was in
Des Moines to share the video's message with Farm Bureau members from
across Iowa.
"There's a real need out there," Koch said. "A lot of farmers are
experiencing stress. The thing about stress is that it is something
that farmers tend to internalize and they really don't like to talk
about. We wanted people to know there's help ...