Farm Rescue is an organization providing harvest assistance for farmers who need help with planting or harvest. Visit farmrescue.org for more information, to donate or to voulnteer.

Dale talks about how he copes with stress, finding peace in doing what he loves and his hopes for the future. Check out Dale Brisby online at dalebrisby.com follow him on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. You can also watch his Netflix special "How To Be A Cowboy".

There's not much in farming that Mike Wilson hasn't seen.  From being a fifth generation farmer to working nearly 30 years in the Ag industry, Mike has seen his share of adversity.  Mike share his stories of overcoming adversity, and how his experiences and people that helped him has inspired a career where he works to help farmers make their jobs easier and less stressful.

Purdue Extension Food Safety Educator talks about the numerous programs available to farmers for Food Safety support.  From mock audits to readiness reviews (and more), Scott encourages growers to look into programs that can be customized for their farm. To learn about free and confidential programs designed to assist farmers with compliance to produce safety rules, visit safeproducein.com or ag.purdue.edu/extension/safeproduce.

safeproducein.com

ag.purdue.edu/extension/safeproduce

Beth Archer, Executive Director of AgrIInstitute, shares how her organization is working to build the leadership capacity for adults in agriculture.  Beth provides information about the Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program and the upcoming collaboration with the Indiana Rural health Association and Purdue Extension, "Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives".  For more information, please visit the AgrIInstitute website:

https://www.agriinstitute.org/

Nathaan Demers has lived and worked in small towns and rural areas, and knows keeping your privacy while seeking mental health services can be difficult.  A Clinical Psychologist, Nathaan teamed up with technology professionals to create web-based mental health services that would be of high-quality and confidential.  Mantherapy.org is a free, confidential site that a brief self-assessment and many resources that has been helpful to those that have tried it.  Nathaan and his team are also working at creating new web-based services for veterans, first responders, and more.  For more information, visit gritdigitalhealth.com.  To give Man Therapy a try, click the link below:

https://mantherapy.org/

Gene Marks @genemarks -- you have probably seen Gene as a regular contributor on Fox Business or read his articles in The Guardian, Washington Times, or Forbes.  In this episode, Gene talks about business challenges such as working with employees from younger generations, if and when to outsource a function of your farm, areas of your business to consider investing additional resources into, coping with COVID-related restrictions, and his outlook on positive trends in agriculture.

Stick around for the entire information-packed episode, because at the 36 minute mark, Gene shares how current bills in congress (infrastructure bill, American Families Act, minimum wage increases, overtime rules changes, independent contractor classification changes, and more) will impact your small farm.

Derrick Josi is a 4th generation Dairy Farmer, but you might know him from his popular videos about farming on social media.  Derrick talks about the unique challenges of running a multi-generational farm and the different things he does to handle that pressure.  He also talks about the unique ways social media can benefit farmers.  You can find Derrick at:

https://tdfhonestfarming.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tdf_honest_farming/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCeoIS2pfSYZ8cFRuZt95dA

https://www.facebook.com/tillamookdairyfarmer

Financial challenges are a common stressor and many farms seek to diversify income streams.  More farmers are adding solar energy fields into their business model than ever before. In this episode we talk with Jerrod Bley, Clean Energy Program Director for the Adirondack North Country Association, about things to consider when thinking about incorporating solar energy fields into your farm business.

After seeing farm stress impact her community, high school student and western Boone County FFA Chapter President Jaden Maze decided she wanted to help.  Jaden reviewed farm stress research and developed her speech, "Stop the Stigma" for her FFA program in an effort to reduce the stigma of reaching out for mental health support.  Through the Rural Communications Project, she has talked about stopping the stigma at her county and at the state level.  Jaden joined the Tools For Today's Farmers podcast team to share her experience and how youth can get more involved to help.