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Wisconsin Watch

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    Amy Fischer is seen with a photo of her son, Brian, on her family’s 350-cow dairy farm, Darian Acres, in Rio, Wis., on Dec. 18, 2020. Brian died by suicide at the age of 33, on Dec. 21, 2016. The Fischers attribute his death to a combination of stress from work, a drinking problem and depression from a recent break-up. Dairy farmers and their advocates say numerous stressors are leading to a mental health crisis in their industry, including financial pressures, long hours, labor shortages and harsh weather.
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    PART OF: Depression in Dairyland

    ‘The Happiness and Joy Has Been Sucked Out of Me’: Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Face Mental Health Crisis

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    Jack Kelly
    2020 Post-Grad Reporting Fellow
    January 16, 2021
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    Cows are seen at Darian Acres dairy farm in Rio, Wis., on Dec. 18, 2020. Image by Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch. United States, 2020.
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    PART OF: Depression in Dairyland

    Wisconsin Farmers: Fixing Farm Finances Will Improve Mental Health

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    Jack Kelly
    2020 Post-Grad Reporting Fellow
    January 16, 2021
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