To reach FarmNet: go to this Web site link or call 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (800) 547-FARM (3276). Mexico, NY -- It was 1999 when Nancy and Sam Weber, of Mexico, knew they needed a plan on ...

FarmNet is one program in a patchwork of initiatives across the U.S. meant to help farmers manage the stress that comes with their lives and occupations. This week's Open Mic guest is Jim Sutter, CEO ...

EATON, N.Y. — Fred Morgan was already deep in debt from rebuilding his milking barn after a fire when milk prices plunged in 2015, setting off an economic drought that is now entering its fourth year ...

Stress levels for farmers in America have skyrocketed in recent years. With dairy prices low, many farmers are looking not just for financial... Sep 07, 2018 — Stress levels for farmers in America ...

NY FarmNet will host a free mental health first aid course Saturday, Nov. 4, at Col. Harper Grange in Harpersfield. Adam Howell, outreach director at NY FarmNet, said his organization is working with ...

Niagara County's farmers share the frustration of their brethren everywhere. Low prices for farm products, competition from foreign markets and bad weather are all working together to make farming a ...

Chart shows the sluggish decline of payments to farmers for milk; 2c x 3 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 88 mm; MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Accompanying the routine payments and price forecasts sent to some ...

Chris Pawelski was feeling the sting of year after year of crop failures — usually the result of bad weather. Then his father died of stage four renal cancer. He found himself caring for his mother, ...

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - It was June 20, two years ago, when Ellen Synakowski returned home from work to find her then-fiancé, John, writhing on his bed, grabbing his head. He was used to headaches - “a ...