Farmer Wellbeing and Community Wellness with Remington Rice - SARE Lunch and Learn webinar 6-25-26

June 25, 2026

Farmer Wellbeing and Community Wellness webinar - SARE Lunch & Learn webinar 6-25-26

The Farmer Wellbeing and Community Wellness webinar with Remington Rice shows how farm educators can support farmer mental health and wellness in agricultural communities. You'll also learn about resources, such as the statewide Managing Farm Stress program and free teletherapy for farmers and agricultural workers.

Here are some useful links from the webinar:

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Links to resources:

Thanks to our excellent guest speaker!

Remington Rice of MSU Extension

Our next SARE Lunch & Learn webinar on July 23 will focus on Research and Education that Centers Farmer Knowledge and will be a full hour from Noon-1pm. You'll hear lightning talks from Sarah Janes Ugoretz of the University of Wisconsin, Mariel Borgman and Florencia Colella of MSU Extension, Dr. Dan Brainard with MSU Horticulture Dept. and Alex Cacciari of the Washtenaw County Conservation District & Seeley Farm. Then, we'll have a roundtable of everyone in the webinar to share best practices and integrate more farmer wisdom into your research and outreach.

April 23: SARE grant-writing workshop with Sarah Zeiler and Katie Brandt
May 28: Best practices to lead round tables with farmers with Julie Doll
June 25: Farmer Well-being and Community Wellness with Remington Rice
July 23: TOPP Educator Webinars Research and Education that Centers Farmer Knowledge (full hour from Noon-1pm)
August 27: Generational Land Transition with Corey Clark
September 24: Farm Values with Christine Charles
November 19 (3rd Thursday) Conservation Economics with Soil Health Nexus
December 17: Community Input Session to brainstorm topics for 2027 SARE Educator Webinars with Katie Brandt and Sarah Zeiler
check out all Michigan's SARE events here.