DOVER, Fla. — The Florida Farm Bureau Federation released the results of a statewide survey on farmers' mental health this week.

"I thought it was rather groundbreaking, and actually, I thought it was probably past time that we did something like that," said Michelle Williamson, operations manager of G&F Farms in Dover and one of the survey's participants.

What You Need To Know • Results of the first-of-its-kind for Florida " Farmer Wellbeing Survey " were released this week • Top stressors included lack of public understanding of agriculture, natural disasters, and weather • Results show 67% of participants reported feeling sad or depressed at least once in the past three months, 63% said they were worried about the future, and 32% reported loneliness • The data creates a baseli

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