The very nature of agricultural work exposes farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers to a variety of stressors often outside of their control. In this workshop we cover the physiological and psychological impacts of stress and their impacts on our productivity, relationships, mental health, and operations, how unmanaged stress often leads to suicide, protective factors and how to cultivate them in your life. Protective factors help us deal with the many challenges of life and agricultural work.
Based on the work of Brene Brown, this training is designed to establish a foundational understanding about the importance of vulnerability and empathy. Long term wellness in agriculture requires that we change how we are relating to challenges, hardship, and our own reactions to them. By dispelling the myth that vulnerability is a weakness, we might find it is our most accurate measure of courage.
A paradigm is a set of habits and collection of beliefs held by a group of people that are shared, passed on, and believed by generations. This training explores the idea of embracing paradigm shifts, in oneself and on agricultural operations as a pathway towards positive change. Sometimes the progress we seek requires us to develop our ways of thinking; ultimately with the goal of understanding how our preconceived ideas may be restricting our growth.
The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.
Developed by Behavioral Health professionals with agricultural backgrounds, LandLogic addresses the need for therapeutic interventions that reflect the language and lived experiences of agricultural communities. The model integrates cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques with agriculture-themed interventions and acknowledges the deep connection between people working in agricultural and their land. This culturally competent approach helps providers build rapport and deliver effective, relevant care by integrating agricultural identity and experiences into clinical practice.
AgWell offers COMET community trainings, developed by the High Plains Research Network (HPRN), across Colorado. These trainings equip agricultural community members with early intervention skills to identify and support individuals in vulnerable mental states. This grassroots, prevention-focused approach teaches the importance of checking in and having intentional conversations with those going through difficult times. By empowering community members to recognize and respond to mental health concerns before they escalate into crises, COMET fills a critical gap in rural mental health resources.
