Wildfire takes toll on mental, physical health of food producers

Farm Bill could support awareness of help available
The people who produce our food need support – especially in the areas of mental and physical well-being – to recover from increasingly widespread wildfire, scientists have found. The federal Farm Bill could help, but it is languishing in Congress (an extension of the previous Farm Bill was passed in late December 2024).
Postdoctoral researcher Natalia Pinzon Jimenez used surveys to hone in on the experiences of ranchers and…