Advocates try to cultivate more conversations about mental health in agriculture

Advocates try to cultivate more conversations about mental health in agriculture

Some in the agriculture industry are trying to change the culture of silence around mental health by opening up about how financial uncertainty, family pressure and a "tough it out" attitude are straining farmers.

Spenser Olson says his family has worked the land on their Saskatchewan farm for around 120 years. Now with his father eyeing retirement, Olson says the pressure of being the next in line to run th… [+2840 chars]