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Colorado Farmers Face Mental Health Crisis Amid Funding Freeze

4/26/2025

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Colorado farmers and ranchers are grappling with heightened mental health struggles following the USDA's freeze on AgWell program funding, a vital lifeline for support. With suicide rates in agriculture soaring to double the national average, community leaders urgently call for mental health resources as they navigate the relentless storms of climate and economic uncertainty. Alternative funding efforts are in motion.

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Story summary

Colorado farmers and ranchers are grappling with heightened mental health struggles following the USDA's freeze on AgWell program funding, a vital lifeline for support. With suicide rates in agriculture soaring to double the national average, community leaders urgently call for mental health resources as they navigate the relentless storms of climate and economic uncertainty. Alternative funding efforts are in motion.