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This is from the Guardian UK: Why are America's farmers killing themselves in record numbers?. The suicide rate for farmers is twice that of veterans. Were you aware, and why do we have to hear this from a British news source?
The article starts with an account of a woman, a former farmer, who lost her husband to suicide:
Rosmann, an Iowa farmer, is a psychologist and one of the nations leading farmer behavioral health experts. He often answers phone calls from those in crisis. And for 40 years, he has worked to understand why farmers take their lives at such alarming rates currently, higher rates than any other occupation in the United States.
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What the Hell is happening, and why do we have to hear this from a British news source? Why the Hell isn't the US media talking about this?
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)in people, just money. Something like this is not on their agenda and gives them very little payback to cover it.
hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Most of the wealth has shifted to a few people and small farmers, like the rest of US, are not part of that group. The cost of farming and ever changing weather conditions are making it difficult to realize a profit. Imported food is also bringing down US farm prices. The US media spends it's time electing the likes of drumpf.