Identify challenges in agriculture roles to find strategies for alleviating stressors.
Farming and ranching are filled with stressors like financial pressures, uncertain conditions, long hours, and social isolation. Mental health challenges are common in agriculture, and there are many ways to foster resilience and well-being. The team will discuss the signs and symptoms of conditions like anxiety, depression, and suicide risk. Leave with strategies for managing stress, building social connections, and finding help when needed. The goal is to reduce the stigma around mental illness and enable farmers and ranchers to access mental health resources.
About the Cultivating Caution Series
Explore the latest research and recommendations for staying safe and healthy while working in agriculture. In the Cultivating Caution webinar series, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts will cover machinery safety, infectious diseases, grain hazards, tractor safety, heat illness, and mental health. The free series will offer practical tips and best practices for Illinois farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers to protect themselves, their families, and their operations.
Sessions will be at 11 a.m. on the third Tuesday of the month. This free series is co-sponsored by the University of Illinois Agricultural Safety & Health Program, College of ACES, farmdoc, and Illinois Extension. Learn more about the series and register at go.illinois.edu/SafeAg2024.
Program contact: Salah Issa, assistant professor and Extension specialist, agricultural and industry safety and health in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Additional Series Sessions
- Resources for Farmers in Crisis | Oct. 15
- Future of Ag Safety: How AI Will Transform Agriculture | Nov. 19
Past Session Archive
Miss a session? View past recordings available in the Cultivating Caution: A Monthly Guide to Farm Safety and Health playlist.
