This Week in Agribusiness – Farm Progress (May 2026)

Written By Mikaya Spires

This Week in Agribusiness, May 16, 2026

Steve Princinsky, Chief Commercial Officer, VM AgriTech, addresses farmer mental health during Mental Health Month. Through partnership with Rural Minds, the company offers free mental health resources to agricultural workers. The initiative tackles agriculture's highest-in-nation suicide rate, providing education and care access for farmers facing generational pressures and uncontrollable market conditions.

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This Week in Agribusiness, May 23, 2026

Mike talks with Carol Anderson, program director at Rural Minds, about mental health challenges facing rural America's 46 million residents. Anderson highlighted economic pressures, labor concerns and limited psychiatric services — 60% of rural counties lack psychiatrists. Farmers can access support at ruralminds.org/farmerresilience. 

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