Planting season brings pressure alongside promise for farmers

Counselor offers warning signs, ways to deal with spring seasonal stress
 

  • Along with the excitement and enthusiasm produced by the advent of a new planting season often come anxiety and depression brought on by the uncertainties and increased isolation that come with it. Counselor Annie De La Cruz of Seeds of Change Counseling says farmers and their families need to be aware of the warning signs of depression.
    Along with the excitement and enthusiasm produced by the advent of a new planting season often come anxiety and depression brought on by the uncertainties and increased isolation that come with it. Counselor Annie De La Cruz of Seeds of Change Counseling says farmers and their families need to be aware of the warning signs of depression.

    Spring is an exciting time for people in the ag industry. Those who raise row crops are anxious to get seed in the ground in anticipation of seeing seedlings appear in a few weeks. Likewise, those who raise livestock enjoy the anticipation of seeing new babies running around. However, for those very same reasons, and because of the stress and busyness the season brings on, it can also be a time of…