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Discussing Farmer Mental Health

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Are You a Prisoner to your farm? The Stresses of Rural Life and Building a Farm

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Josh explicitly addresses the serious issue of depression in farming and the agricultural industry, emphasizing its prevalence. He states that while the rural lifestyle is cherished for its land, peace, and animals, it often isolates individuals. He highlights how farmers might feel cut off from friends and family due to constant obligations, unable to take breaks or enjoy social events like holidays, leading to significant personal and marital strain. He introduces 'Lean on a Gate, Talk to a Mate' (leanonagate.co.nz), a program his friend Wiggy started for helping farmers with mental health.

Goal: Josh openly discusses the prevalent depression and isolation in the agricultural community, detailing how the demands of farm life can lead to social disconnection and strain on personal relationships. He introduces a support program for farmers.

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that's absolutely serious and definitely warrants talking about I want you guys to share your thoughts feelings and stories down here I know Farmers aren't really that Feelgood kind of group you know what I mean we don't like to talk about our feelings but today we're having an open discussion and I want you guys to chime in there'll be a link down the video description and a link right here for you guys if you want to check this out it's called lean on a gate talk to a mate my friend Wiggy started this program for helping Farmers deal with being a prisoner to their Farm check this guy out hey bud that's big that's big bud hey big bud how you doing come along let's have some fun we'll get the cows moved over here real quick let's move to some fresh grass come on come on come on kids come on all right folks once again welcome back to the Stony Ridge Farm as the cows either move and use the gate I opened or don't the babies are going under the fence I want to talk to you guys about something that's real something that really affects a lot of rural communities and Farmers such as myself guys and that is being a prisoner to your property being a prisoner to your Farm you know all us folks that live in rural communities and all us folks that Farm and Ranch like this we all love the land we love peace and quiet we love the beauty of a sunrise we love and appreciate our animals we love and appreciate the lifestyle that we live but often times and as I found myself and you guys may share similar experiences we become a prisoner to our farm we become a prisoner to where we live we become a prisoner to our lifestyle here which really tends to isolate us from the rest of the public it's something that needs to be talked about and I hope you guys can appreciate this conversation and please again post comments down below so matter you're in the cow pasture talking to you about this because it's something that's super important in agriculture we live in such an up and down World in other words a calf that I sell off my farm 3 years ago might have been worth 250 bucks now it might be worth 1,200 bucks you just

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