The past few months have been a whirlwind of uncertainty, which adds to the mounting challenges farmers continue to face in this new crop year. Feelings of stress and isolation can lead to depression, substance abuse and suicide. Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, Plains Cotton Growers, and experts at Texas Tech have teamed up to provide information about how to get help and have hope. PCCA has created a page on their website called “Farm Stress? Help and Hope” with resources and facts about mental health crisis. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, 91% believe that financial stress or fear of losing the family ...