The December 30th print edition of The Western Producer contained at story that suggested several phone numbers that relate to farm stress lines in Western Canada weren’t working appropriately and related the difficulty reporters had connecting with live resources at the end of November.
In that story, a number for DoMoreAg was confused with the Saskatchewan farm stress line. DoMoreAg is not a stress line provider, it is an organization that provides education and awareness about this critical and underserved issue in the nation’s agricultural community.
The challenge of reaching someone to discuss personal stress on the farm begins with finding resources in a particular region.
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DoMoreAg has an excellent resource page for this located online at https://www.domore.ag/crisis-contacts
Producers who are seeking assistance for farm stress should reach out to the following call centres:
In Manitoba – 866-367-3276
In Saskatchewan – 800-667-4442
In Alberta – 877-303-2642
In B.C. – 800-784-2433
And, of course, we all should thank and support DoMoreAg in its efforts to provide support for our industry.
