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Reporter Geralyn Wichers attempting to demonstrate that exercise combats stress.

Filling the tool box on mental health and support

Co-operator reporter Geralyn Wichers takes the ‘Talk, Ask, Listen’ workshop

By Geralyn Wichers November 2, 2021

The three most effective ways of reducing cortisol, the body’s stress hormone, are: exercise, having an ‘ugly cry,’ and eating carbs. Guess which one I like best? This was my “I wish you hadn’t said that” moment of the “Talk, Ask, Listen,” mental health workshop that KAP hosted alongside the Do More Agriculture Foundation on

A previous year’s Tractor Trek makes its way through the countryside near Steinbach.

Farmit Manitoba

Rolling down the road for history and healing

Rain curbed this year’s parade of classic tractors but the Mennonite Heritage Village and Eden Foundation will still see $28,000 from this year’s Steinbach Tractor Trek

By Geralyn Wichers September 15, 2021

For two classic tractor owners, Steinbach’s Tractor Trek brings together history, hobbies and helping. “I enjoy driving my tractor and seeing the people enjoy sitting on the side of the road and watching that, or coming to the museum,” said Henry Doerksen who was on this year’s organizing committee for the event. “It’s just the

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Province encourages farmers to use mental health supports

Drought conditions have added a new level to farm stress this year

By Geralyn Wichers August 12, 2021

Farmers are encouraged to reach out for mental health support as drought conditions wear on. “Mental health is something we can never take serious enough. We want to make sure we have those support services for any help that they might need,” provincial Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Ralph Eichler told the Co-operator. Intense stress

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Comment: Continue to improve mental health supports

All Canadians — no matter where they live — deserve access to the needed resources

By D.C. Fraser February 5, 2021

Government efforts to improve mental health supports for Canadians should be improved. Every year, Bell “Let’s Talk Day” is welcomed with kind messages from people, including politicians, encouraging folks to take care of themselves and each other. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau did just that this Jan. 28. In a press release, Bibeau

Keystone Agricultural Producers is launching a series of 34 online workshops on mental health.

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Workshops shine light on farmer mental health

KAP’s series of online workshops will highlight signs of mental distress, how to tell if someone is struggling, and the best ways to approach that conversation or get help yourself

By Alexis Stockford February 2, 2021

Producers looking to expand their knowledge on everything from market trends to agronomy have had their pick of online education for the last year, but the latest series of free ag-related seminars hope to tackle a problem usually held closer to the vest — mental health. Why it matters: Farmers have little trouble confronting an

“I’d even be dead or in prison if it wasn’t for this place, because in no way I would have been able to cope in society if I hadn’t come here.” – Abi Edmed, 25.

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‘The cow can’t tell my secrets’ — U.K. care farms a pandemic lifeline

Therapy, mental help able to go forward in person with outdoor, farming activities

By Ben Makori, Jonathan Shenfield January 26, 2021

Reuters – Care farms nestled in the British countryside are providing a lifeline for people struggling with mental health during the pandemic, allowing them to swap therapy sessions on Zoom for the joys of fresh air, mucking out cow sheds and cuddling donkeys. With vital public services for vulnerable people shut down or reduced to

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KAP to host ‘In the Know’ mental health training

The agriculture-specific course will be delivered through Zoom between January and March

By Geralyn Wichers December 29, 2020

Agriculture-specific mental health literacy training will be available for Manitoba farmers through Keystone Agricultural Producers starting January 18. KAP will host ‘In the Know’ — a course developed especially for farmers to inform them on mental health, how to cope with the stresses of farming, and how to start safe conversations about mental health. “Our

Kevin Werner, former vice-president of commercial and agriculture banking with TD Bank, shares his (pre-recorded) story during the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference on November 25.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Bringing mental health out in the open

Kevin Werner tells his story of depression, anxiety in hopes others will come forward

By Geralyn Wichers December 8, 2020

Depression nearly took Kevin Werner’s life when he was a preteen. Werner remembers being depressed and anxious even at age five or six, he told an online audience during this year’s virtual Advancing Women in Agriculture conference. He’d feel down, like he didn’t belong or shouldn’t be part of this world despite his tight-knit family,

Farmit Manitoba, Other, Weather

Concerted effort needed to make winter what you want it to be

With events cancelled, travel on hold and entertainment scant, winter threatens to be long and lonely

By Geralyn Wichers November 11, 2020

Five days before Christmas, Pilot Mound residents cut the ribbon and cut the carrot cake inside their brand new, community-run theatre. After a decade of work and community fundraising events, the volunteer board that runs the theatre was so happy to open, said Heather Brewster, a board member. On March 19 the Tivoli Community Theatre

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Young farmers more stressed, less able to cope, study finds

Business planning and other management practices contribute to peace of mind, but younger farmers less likely to engage in these for several reasons

By Geralyn Wichers June 9, 2020

A recent study has shown that young farmers are more stressed than older ones — and less likely to be effective at dealing with that stress. “Have you ever heard a farmer say, ‘I have peace of mind’”? said Jake Ayre, a young farmer and second vice-president of Keystone Agriculture Producers (KAP). His tongue may

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain, hogs fall back

U.S. grains: Chicago grains and oilseeds rise on recent dollar weakness, biofuel optimism

Western Canadian resentment not exceptional — or highest in country — pollster says

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