The NH Dept. of Agriculture recently sponsored a training day for ag professionals on helping farmers and farm businesses deal with stress. The training was provided by Karen Mastronardi and Wayne Knoblauch of NY FarmNet, affiliated with Cornell University.
One of the training resources discussed was a 4-page guide titled Assist by Caring Today: What you can do to help farm families in distress, published by Kansas State University. Another online resource mentioned in the training was Families for Depression Awareness.
More than 40 people attended the training in Concord, NH on April 2nd, including Jean Conklin, Loan Officer and Farm Tax Specialist from Yankee's White River Jct. office. Yankee Farm Credit, First Pioneer Farm Credit and other ag businesses helped sponsor this training.
