Kansas ag department offers website for stressed farmers

 

December 12, 2019



LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Agriculture is offering stressed farmers a place to find support and resources.

A new website, kansasagstress.org, comes at a time when the number of farmers' suicides is rising across the nation. The website is a collaboration between the state and several other agriculture partners.

Kansas Ag Stress Resources includes a "Family Support" tab that provides resources to different family members. The main page lists the Kansas Suicide Prevention Line and the Crisis Text Line.

Agriculture Secretary Mike Beam said in a news release that the website is...



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