Farm stress website

With the new grant funds, the Washington State University Skagit County Extension built a new website, farmstress.us, which includes a centralized database of resources for farmers in all 50 states.

The Washington State University Skagit County Extension will lead a program to address suicide and high levels of stress in farming communities throughout 13 Western states and four territories.

The extension recently received a $7.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network to run the program over three years, said extension Director Don McMoran.


— Reporter Jacqueline Allison: jallison@skagitpublishing.com, 360-416-2145, Twitter: @Jacqueline_SVH

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donnaschoon

Great job Skagit County Extension!

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