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June 1, 2022 Checking in with ABP

The Bovine: Hoping for rain, Buddy Up Month, and planning a pit roast

Welcome back to another episode of The Bovine! (If you haven’t heard, that’s the name of our monthly audio show.) On today’s episode, hear: ABP Delegate and Medicine Hat area farmer, Craig Lehr, with an update on the dry conditions in his area; Akash Asif from the Centre for Suicide Prevention on men’s mental health,…

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October 16, 2021 Checking in with ABP

Taking care in difficult times

We are all in this together Farming and ranching have long been one of the more stressful and dangerous occupations. In addition to the physical demands in the field, there is something we don’t talk about enough and that is the emotional labour and demands of our industry. The constant worry about the animals in our…

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October 10, 2021 Health & Production

Ag Mental Health Week running its second year

Three years after winning Farmer of the Year, and starting to speak publicly about personal experiences with depression, Peter (Pete) and Paula Hynes had a conversation that led to the start of a global initiative. It was during Farm Safety Week, when the Hynes duo realized Ireland loses more farmers to suicide than farm accidents….

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October 8, 2021 Health & Production

Accessing peer support with anonymity

Editor’s Note: Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) contract with Togetherall ends November 19, 2022, and Alberta users will no longer have free access through AHS. AHS reminds Albertans they can continue to receive virtual mental health support at www.ahs.ca/virtualmentalhealth or www.ahs.ca/helpintoughtimes, and that resources and services, such as Text4Hope or courses like AHS’ free virtual stress management workshops or online Wellness…

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August 24, 2021 Health & Production

Do More Ag launches ag literacy program for mental health professionals

The Do More Agriculture Foundation (Do More Ag) is offering mental health professionals a chance to learn about the unique challenges facing people in agriculture. According to Healthy Minds Healthy Farms, a 2020 study led by Farm Management Canada (FMC), farmers are more likely to participate in support programs offered by providers familiar with agriculture,…

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June 1, 2021 Issues & Insights

Buddy Up: Opening the doors to difficult conversations

We’ve given our buddies help with processing cattle, or picked up parts for them because we were in town anyway, but how often do we take the time to ask how they’re really doing? Men die by suicide at rates three times higher than women. It’s time to open the doors to difficult conversations. What…

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May 19, 2021 Issues & Insights

What We’re Reading: Fractured: The gap between mental well-being and farming

By Krista Baliko, for the University of Regina’s Discourse Research Magazine “When I had my daughter 15 years ago, I experienced postpartum depression and realized I was all alone,” says Cynthia Beck, speaking from her farm south of Regina.  “Mental-health services in rural Saskatchewan are not that accessible, and doctors don’t stay long before they…

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May 6, 2021 Issues & Insights

What We’re Reading | #Getreal about how you feel

The Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) theme for the 70th year of Mental Health Week (May 3-9, 2021), is “Name it, don’t numb it. #Getreal about how you feel.” In a 2019 study of over 1100 Canadian farmers, scores for stress, anxiety, and depression were higher, while resilience was lower than reported normative data. And,…

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Cattle Report

Updated: November 19, 2025

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Last Updated on November 13, 2025