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Suicide prevention workshops for anyone working in agriculture
Suicide claims the lives of too many people in agriculture. The Minnesota Farm Suicide Prevention Campaign invites you to attend free workshops that teach anyone who lives or works in an agricultural community how to help when they see someone struggling.
Please consider investing 2 hours of your time in learning more about mental wellness and suicide prevention.
Workshops are scheduled for Ada, Albert Lea, Austin, Buffalo, Cloquet, Crookston, Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, Marshall, Mora, New Ulm, Rochester, Thief River Falls, Waite Park, Willmar, and Worthington Minnesota from mid- September through late October.
Review dates, locations, and register for a workshop online.
Who should attend?
Farmers, farm family members, crop consultants, ag. lenders, insurance adjusters, Extension educators, county or township officials, rural clergy, state or federal agency staff, veterinarians, ag coop staff and board members, grain elevator staff, and anyone else who lives or works in a rural area.
What will I learn?
(Note: you can attend either or both workshops)
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QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) for Agriculture is a 2-hour evidence-based workshop that teaches three steps to help you recognize warning signs, engage in supportive conversations, and connect someone at risk to appropriate care and life-saving resources. This workshop can serve as an introduction to suicide prevention or as a “refresher” for people who have taken a suicide prevention training in the past.
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COMET (Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory) is a 2-hour interactive workshop that will teach you how to start a caring conversation with someone who seems sad, withdrawn, or not quite themselves. You’ll learn 7 questions that can help someone who may be moving toward a mental health crisis turn their trajectory back toward a place of wellness.
How do I find a workshop near me and sign up?
Visit the Department of Agriculture's Farm Stress website.
Questions? Contact Meg at 651-201-6616 or meg.moynihan@state.mn.us
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact Meg Moynihan at least 10 days before the event at 651-201-6616. TTY users can call the Minnesota Relay Service at 711.
Did you miss the Canine Brucellosis webinar?
Brucellosis is not a curable disease and infected dogs can spread it to other dogs and humans without ever showing clinical signs of disease. No treatment is certain to eliminate Brucella infections and infected dogs can even spread disease after sterilization surgery.
Dr. Steve Kivisto of our companion animal program and Epidemiologist Maria Bye from the Minnesota Department of Health recently hosted a webinar focused on Brucellosis and how to keep animals safe. View a recording of our Canine Brucellosis webinar and other companion animal related videos on our YouTube channel.
Canine brucellosis is dangerous because the absence of clinical signs in many dogs can make this disease hard to diagnose. Infected animals can live for years with the disease without any obvious outward indications.
Learn all about this disease and how to protect your animals on our website.
Vets can order tags for cattle
No-cost official “bangs” tags are available for Minnesota veterinarians!
These tags are provided through the USDA and are orange, RFID tags for veterinary use only in official calfhood vaccinates of bovine brucellosis. Veterinarians with questions can email us at trace@state.mn.us.
Tags can be ordered from the Board's online form in quantities of 100 up to 1,000 tags per veterinarian.
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