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This article describes the anxiety connected with too much rain in the fall which delays harvest, cuts yields, and causes extra work. Ideas on how famers cope with stress and weather are given.

this article describes the pressures farmers face dduring a drought year. The varied impacts of drought are discussed along with coping strategies.

This article describes the mental state of farmers as they face the ever looming propect of drought. This year is already proving to be a bad year for farmers and ranchers is the west and Great Plains states. The prospect of drought moves closer and closer to the corn belt.

This article describes the impact of a wet spring on the mentality and coping styles of farmers who face daunting weather conditions. This normalizes the experience but does not lessen the impact of the additonal costs, labor and worry that delayed plantings cause.

This article offers ideas for farm couples facing drought conditions and how to best cope with the uncertainty and probable negative impacts of family finances.