At a Farm Show hearing convened by the Agriculture & Rural Affairs committee, state, university and farm‑group witnesses described high levels of stress in agriculture and urged long‑term funding and structural policy changes; Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said Pennsylvania will allocate $100,000 from the PA Farm Bill to sustain the agri‑stress helpline while federal reauthorization is pending.

Tri County Health Network presenter Jamie Herst told the Colorado Agricultural Behavioral Health Working Group that outreach to farmers and ranchers across six Western Colorado counties has produced uneven results: some community events yielded meaningful conversations, while repeated attempts at coffee‑house style "Farm Talk" gatherings drew no or