AgriSafe Network

QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2024-09-25 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:
– Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
– Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
– Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!
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QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2024-10-24 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-11-06 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-12-12 11:00 - 12:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:

Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.

Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!
Register

Webinar: QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2025-01-15 11:00 - 12:30

Webinar: QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2025-03-20 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-05-22 11:00 - 12:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:

Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.

Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!
Register

Continuing Education: The Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center (SCERC) offers continuing education contact hours for this activity for a variety of professionals including: BGC for IH/CIH professionals, BCSP for ASP/CSP professionals, and Registered Environmental Health Specialists (REHS). For questions regarding continuing education requirements and this activity, please contact your credentialing organization. The SCERC is a REHS Continuing Education Accreditation Agency approved by the California Department of Public Health.

Continuing Education for Community Health Workers: CHW and/or CHW-I CEUs are available through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Center for Community & Rural Health Education. See individual courses for additional information.

Webinar: QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2025-07-21 11:00 - 12:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:

Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.

Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!

REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL FOR THIS TRAINING.

Continuing Education Information:
For Multiple Disciplines: This course is jointly provided by the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering.

For Community Health Workers: CHW and/or CHW-I CEUs are available through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Center for Community & Rural Health Education. See individual courses for additional information.

Webinar: Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory (COMET) Community Training
2025-09-23 11:00 - 12:00
Summary: COMET is a direct response to rural community members’ concerns about mental health needs. COMET is a community-based intervention to activate community members and provide them with language, tools, and confidence to intervene when they notice someone around them is unwell, and before a mental health crisis occurs. COMET supports community wellness by focusing on the upstream prevention of mental and emotional health crises.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Learn the importance of being “the other person” and the seven-component conversation guide
Practice with tailored scenarios, share feedback
Participate in discussions of comfort level and motivation, and review resources
Intended audience: Anyone is welcome. While a range of populations can find COMET very useful, the program is specifically designed for people living in rural communities. In this setting, the training may also be useful for individuals looking to add a training like COMET to their own programming.
Meet the Presenter: Maret Felzien, MA, Faculty, COMET and Chad Reznicek, MA, LPC, Behavioral Health State Specialist, Colorado AgrAbility Project
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To register for this training, you must have a free account in the AgriSafe Learning Lab. If you do not have an account, please create one here.

Webinar: Strong Roots: Keeping Farming in the Family Through Health and Resilience
2025-09-23 13:00 - 14:00
Summary: A mother-daughter team (Nurse Practitioner and Agricultural Extension Agent) discusses how farm families can preserve their legacy by prioritizing mental, emotional, and physical health across generations. Representing 2 generations of their farming family, they discuss chronic stressors unique to farm life, including economic pressures and isolation. The presentation offers practical coping strategies, promotes mental health literacy, and emphasizes the importance of open communication, family resilience, and succession planning. The discussion encourages integrating the younger generation through meaningful involvement, innovation, and shared values, while also connecting families to resources and community support systems. By fostering a culture of health and understanding, the presentation empowers farm families to navigate challenges together and secure the future of their farms.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will :
Recognize the vital role of family farms in sustaining local economies, food systems, and cultural heritage, and identify the emotional and structural threats to farm continuity.
Understand the ways mental health challenges, including chronic stress, depression, and burnout, affect not only individual farmers but also multigenerational family dynamics and long-term farm viability.
Identify signs of mental health distress common in agricultural communities and explore strategies to reduce stigma and encourage early intervention and open dialogue.
Apply simple, effective wellness practices—such as routine, nutrition, rest, spiritual grounding, and communication tools—that can be integrated into daily farm life.
Promote family-centered resilience by learning techniques that foster generational respect, conflict resolution, and shared decision-making.
Support succession planning that includes emotional readiness, physical capability, and transparent communication—using available legal and financial tools.
Connect with local and regional resources—such as cooperative extension services, rural clinics, faith-based groups, and mental health hotlines—that strengthen both individual and community support networks.
Intended audience: Farm families, extension agents, healthcare providers
Meet the Presenter: Theresa G, Long, DNP, FNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, Riverside Medical Group and Theresa Long Pittman, Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension
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To register for this training, you must have a free account in the AgriSafe Learning Lab. If you do not have an account, please create one here.

Webinar: Communication Coaching to Support Farm Harmony Across Generations
2025-09-24 11:00 - 12:00
Summary: Communication coaching is a specific program with a method that works with the members of farm teams and farm families to make decision making, goal setting, and conversations in general, better. This presentation will address generational differences, share communication teaching ideas, and discuss a specific 4-session coaching program that participants may be interested in adapting.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will:
Be able to consider generational differences and perspectives, and how communication skills can support people to have better conversations.
Learn about a specific coaching program designed to identify specific problems and opportunities.
Learn about activities and strategies used by coaches.
Understand the benefit of sharing specific communication skills in the interest of promoting harmony across the members of a farm team.
Intended audience:

Service providers who work with farmers on succession, provide technical assistance, and recognize that oftentimes nothing can happen without first addressing human needs.
Farmers interested in a big-picture look at farm coaching (this is not a communication workshop).

Meet the Presenter: Leslie Forstadt, PhD, Extension Professor and Human Development Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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To register for this training, you must have a free account in the AgriSafe Learning Lab. If you do not have an account, please create one here.

Webinar: QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2025-10-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-10 14:00 - 15:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:

Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.

Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!
Register Here

Continuing Education Information:
For Multiple Disciplines: This course is jointly provided by the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering.

For Community Health Workers: CHW and/or CHW-I CEUs are available through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Center for Community & Rural Health Education. See individual courses for additional information.

Webinar: Drive Present, Arrive Safe
2025-10-21 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Driving demands more than skill—it requires awareness, presence, and emotional control. This presentation explores how mindfulness practices can improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance safety on the road. Participants will learn how slow, intentional movements, calm breathing, and emotional regulation can help prevent reactive driving behaviors and fatigue-related crashes. The session also addresses the dangers of multitasking, drowsy driving, and “passive fatigue” caused by long, monotonous routes. Practical tools and take-home strategies—such as mindful breathing exercises, pre-drive check-ins, and healthy rest habits—equip drivers to stay alert and proactive. This session reminds participants that “Your mind and presence are your most important safety features.”
Objectives: During this presentation, attendees will learn…
How sleep impacts health and safety
The effects of drowsy and distracted driving
What mindfulness is
Tips and techniques for mindful driving
Intended Audience: Anyone who drives, with a particular focus on driver’s education students.
Meet the Presenter: Ashley Fenning, Food, Nutrition, and Health Instructor, Nebraska Extension
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To register for this training, you must have a free account in the AgriSafe Learning Lab. If you do not have an account, please create one here.
