Some may think the biggest asset to a production is the equipment, livestock, or how many acres they own, when in reality the biggest asset to any production is the producer themselves. On this page you will find information related to your personal wellness and how you can maintain and improve your own wellness.
For agricultural producers, long hours coupled with challenging, unpredictable conditions can give rise to challenging thoughts and feelings at times. Conventional wisdom maintains that uncomfortable, distressing, or painful thoughts and feelings are “bad...
One way to jumpstart motivation and effective action is by understanding our values. Values are qualities or characteristics that we want to bring into our actions every day; they help us become who we are most proud to be (Harris, 2019).
As humans, we are social beings who form strong relationships; when these relationships end, through death, divorce, or estrangement, it is natural to feel a sense of loss.
If you are here because you have personally lost someone or something that mattered to you, welcome. We hope this resource is useful for you as you navigate your grief. For clarity, we have written this article to focus on loss of a loved one, but the ide...
All of us experience stress, and with it, unpleasant, uncomfortable, or distressing thoughts. Much of the time, people are able to manage the stress—we refocus on our lives and move on. At other times, however, stressful thoughts really impact people’s mo...
We live in a world of stress, and that comes with difficult, painful, and challenging thoughts and feelings. A healthy approach to those thoughts and feelings is called “acceptance” – a willingness to experience some difficult thoughts and feelings in pur...
Finances are a necessary component of running an agricultural production and with an uncertain economy, drought conditions, and rising costs, financial stress is increasingly common. Research suggests that the economy greatly impacts individual well-being...
While it is true that it is easier to act when feeling motivated, motivation is a fickle thing; evidence suggests that it fluctuates significantly from day to day, even for basic tasks like taking life-saving medication (Cook et al., 2018). Furthermore, w...
