This is up from 34 percent in 1991. And 57 percent reported their personal level of stress has increased, with an additional 53 respondents reporting increased stress levels in families.
Transitions are difficult because transitions represent change.
Invariably, change produces losses and hopefully, produces gains. Throughout agriculture, this is a period of transition. For some, these transitions may be minor, for others, major. Stress reaches well beyond the farm gate and includes owners and operators of main street businesses, feed stores, cooperatives, banks, church leaders and others in the food system. For some, these transitions may mean changes in lifestyle.