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The BullvineE487 81% Never Got Help. Randy Roecker Is Training Milk Haulers to Save Dairy Farmers’ Lives.Here's a stat that should stop every dairy professional in their tracks: 81% of farmers who die by suicide never received any mental health treatment. Not most. Not many. Eighty-one percent. The clinical system isn't failing farmers at the margins — it's missing them almost entirely. This episode tells the story of Randy Roecker, a third-generation Wisconsin dairyman who fought depression for seven years, lost a neighbor to suicide, and then asked the question nobody in the industry was asking: what if the real first responders aren't therapists — they're the milk haulers, vets, and nutritionists already pulling into the driveway? What he b...
2026-02-1129 min
NEWisco WeekendLet’s Talk About FarmersThis week on NEWisco Weekend, we celebrate National Farmer’s Day.
Our Cover Story will focus on the way federal changes are impacting food pantries that rely on local farmers for things like dairy and fresh produce. Lisa Hale speaks with Oshkosh Area Community Pantry's Executive Director, Ryan Rasmussen.
Teri Barr has a great feature on the Farmer Angel Network. Melissa Kaye shares how Wisconsin dominates in the cranberry industry. Amanda Nimmer has ideas for helping the farmers and having fun, too. We look at lithium-ion batteries as we wrap up Fire Prevention Week. Pete Sc...
2025-10-1143 min
NEWisco WeekendLet’s Talk About FarmersThis week on NEWisco Weekend, we celebrate National Farmer’s Day.
Our Cover Story will focus on the way federal changes are impacting food pantries that rely on local farmers for things like dairy and fresh produce. Lisa Hale speaks with Oshkosh Area Community Pantry's Executive Director, Ryan Rasmussen.
Teri Barr has a great feature on the Farmer Angel Network. Melissa Kaye shares how Wisconsin dominates in the cranberry industry. Amanda Nimmer has ideas for helping the farmers and having fun, too. We look at lithium-ion batteries as we wrap up Fire Prevention Week. Pete Sc...
2025-10-1143 minNEWisco WeekendLet’s Talk About FarmersThis week on NEWisco Weekend, we celebrate National Farmer’s Day.
Our Cover Story will focus on the way federal changes are impacting food pantries that rely on local farmers for things like dairy and fresh produce. Lisa Hale speaks with Oshkosh Area Community Pantry's Executive Director, Ryan Rasmussen.
Teri Barr has a great feature on the Farmer Angel Network. Melissa Kaye shares how Wisconsin dominates in the cranberry industry. Amanda Nimmer has ideas for helping the farmers and having fun, too. We look at lithium-ion batteries as we wrap up Fire Prevention Week. Pete Sc...
2025-10-1143 minNEWisco WeekendLet’s Talk About FarmersThis week on NEWisco Weekend, we celebrate National Farmer’s Day.
Our Cover Story will focus on the way federal changes are impacting food pantries that rely on local farmers for things like dairy and fresh produce. Lisa Hale speaks with Oshkosh Area Community Pantry's Executive Director, Ryan Rasmussen.
Teri Barr has a great feature on the Farmer Angel Network. Melissa Kaye shares how Wisconsin dominates in the cranberry industry. Amanda Nimmer has ideas for helping the farmers and having fun, too. We look at lithium-ion batteries as we wrap up Fire Prevention Week. Pete Sc...
2025-10-1143 min
The Maggie Daun ShowFarming, Family, and Facing ChangeBroadcasting from the Reisinger Family Farm in Spring Green, this episode celebrates Jim and Jean Reisinger's 49th anniversary and dives into the legacy of family farming. Brian Reisinger shares insights from his acclaimed book 'Land Rich Cash Poor,' exploring a century of agricultural evolution and economic challenges. Maggie discusses mental health in farming communities with the Farmer Angel Network (www.farmerangelnetwork.com/), shedding light on depression, isolation, and the critical need for support. This hour underscores the resilience of American farmers, the importance of tradition, and the urgent call for mental health resources in rural areas.
Mental Help...
2025-09-2641 minThe Maggie Daun ShowFarming, Family, and Facing ChangeBroadcasting from the Reisinger Family Farm in Spring Green, this episode celebrates Jim and Jean Reisinger's 49th anniversary and dives into the legacy of family farming. Brian Reisinger shares insights from his acclaimed book 'Land Rich Cash Poor,' exploring a century of agricultural evolution and economic challenges. Maggie discusses mental health in farming communities with the Farmer Angel Network (www.farmerangelnetwork.com/), shedding light on depression, isolation, and the critical need for support. This hour underscores the resilience of American farmers, the importance of tradition, and the urgent call for mental health resources in rural areas.
Mental Help...
2025-09-2641 minCivic MediaFarming, Family, and Facing ChangeBroadcasting from the Reisinger Family Farm in Spring Green, this episode celebrates Jim and Jean Reisinger's 49th anniversary and dives into the legacy of family farming. Brian Reisinger shares insights from his acclaimed book 'Land Rich Cash Poor,' exploring a century of agricultural evolution and economic challenges. Maggie discusses mental health in farming communities with the Farmer Angel Network (www.farmerangelnetwork.com/), shedding light on depression, isolation, and the critical need for support. This hour underscores the resilience of American farmers, the importance of tradition, and the urgent call for mental health resources in rural areas.
Mental Help...
2025-09-2641 minThe Maggie Daun ShowFarming, Family, and Facing ChangeBroadcasting from the Reisinger Family Farm in Spring Green, this episode celebrates Jim and Jean Reisinger's 49th anniversary and dives into the legacy of family farming. Brian Reisinger shares insights from his acclaimed book 'Land Rich Cash Poor,' exploring a century of agricultural evolution and economic challenges. Maggie discusses mental health in farming communities with the Farmer Angel Network (www.farmerangelnetwork.com/), shedding light on depression, isolation, and the critical need for support. This hour underscores the resilience of American farmers, the importance of tradition, and the urgent call for mental health resources in rural areas.
Mental Help...
2025-09-2641 minThe Maggie Daun ShowFarming, Family, and Facing ChangeBroadcasting from the Reisinger Family Farm in Spring Green, this episode celebrates Jim and Jean Reisinger's 49th anniversary and dives into the legacy of family farming. Brian Reisinger shares insights from his acclaimed book 'Land Rich Cash Poor,' exploring a century of agricultural evolution and economic challenges. Maggie discusses mental health in farming communities with the Farmer Angel Network (www.farmerangelnetwork.com/), shedding light on depression, isolation, and the critical need for support. This hour underscores the resilience of American farmers, the importance of tradition, and the urgent call for mental health resources in rural areas.
Mental Help...
2025-09-2641 min
Advancing HealthSuicide Prevention in Wisconsin’s Farming CommunitiesThe Farmer Angel Network is a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities. In this conversation, Brenda Statz, co-founder of the Farmer Angel Network, Carey Craker, marketing and volunteer services associate at Reedsburg Area Medical Center, and Christy Updike, transformation program manager at Sauk Prairie Healthcare, discuss how this impactful work began, the domino effect that suicide can have in farming towns, and the resources available to support families and loved ones.
2024-09-1816 minAdvancing HealthSuicide Prevention in Wisconsin’s Farming CommunitiesThe Farmer Angel Network is a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities. In this conversation, Brenda Statz, co-founder of the Farmer Angel Network, Carey Craker, marketing and volunteer services associate at Reedsburg Area Medical Center, and Christy Updike, transformation program manager at Sauk Prairie Healthcare, discuss how this impactful work began, the domino effect that suicide can have in farming towns, and the resources available to support families and loved ones.
2024-09-1816 min
Believe In People PodcastEP. 48: BELIEVE IN PEOPLE. Meet Brenda StatzMeet Brenda Statz.
America likes to see itself as the breadbasket of the world, and of course in many ways that is true. But, there is very little discussion of the stresses and difficulties facing American farm families.
Wisconsin farmer Brenda Statz knows all too well as her husband died by suicide as a result of those burdens. She now advocates for mental health and support to help her farming community.
She is co-founder of Farmer Angel Network: https://www.farmerangelnetwork.com
2023-06-2827 min
Rural RealitiesHealing After Farm Stress Turned to Tragedy"Healing After Farm Stress Turned to Tragedy" by Brenda Statz, farmer and mental health advocateFrom fluctuating prices to long work hours, farmers experience an extensive amount of stress every day. It is key to reach out for help and support when that stress starts to impact mental or physical health. Brenda Statz, a farmer and mental health advocate, shares how she lost her husband to suicide, her journey as a suicide survivor, signs and symptoms of distress, and the importance of reaching out for help. Experiencing a challenge on the farm? Contact the Wisconsin...
2021-01-2029 min