mental health



The peaks and valleys of travel

  • By Maria Calvert │ University of Missouri Extension
Farmer and his son in front of a sunset agricultural landscape. (Adobe Stock │ #530362856 - Acronym)
Plains Cotton Growers Inc.
Little preschool granddaughter kissing happy older grandma on cheek, giving sunflower. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #284777270 - Dragana Gordic)

Four ways gratitude can keep your holidays happy

Farmers and ranchers at the first Essentials of Regenerative Grazing course evaluate forage in a pasture at Noble Research Institute, Ardmore, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of Noble Research Institute/Rob Mattson.)

Heroes to Hives offers veterans training, camaraderie and purpose

Americans feel less connected to their communities post-COVID, according to a 2023 U.S. Surgeon General’s report on loneliness and social isolation. Montana State University has partnered with MU Extension and the MU Department of Psychological Sciences to study the connection between loneliness and mental health in agricultural workers and rural residents.
Man refreshing himself with water. (Photo: iStock - KovacsAlex)