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Identifying Financial Stress in Agriculture: A Guide for Families, Friends, and Community Stakeholders

A Guide for Families, Friends, and Ag Community Stakeholders

Farmers are more than pro­ducers; they are caretakers of generational land, providers for their families, pillars of their com­munities, and routinely deeply grounded in faith. For them, farming is more than an occupation - it's a calling, an identity, and a generational legacy. When financial stress becomes overwhelming, it threatens far more than the farm - it can drain hope, strain relation­ships, cloud a sense of purpose and shatter emotional well-being.

Identificando el Estrés Financiero en AgricultoresyGanaderos

Una Guía para Familias y Miembros de la Comunidad Agrícola

Los agricultores son más que productores; son cuidadores de tierras

generacionales, proveedores para sus familias, pilares de sus comunidades y, en muchas ocasiones están profundamente arraigados a la fe. Para ellos, la agricultura es más que una ocupación: es una vocación, es su identidad y un legado generacional. Cuando el estrés financiero se vuelve abrumador, puede amenazar más que a la estabilidad de la granja: puede hacer perder la esperanza, crear tensión en las relaciones personales, nublar el sentido de propósito y destrozar el bienestar emocional.

Archived Poster Presentation

Presented at ERME National Conference in 2020

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