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Farmer Support in Minnesota Slide Deck For more info, contact Meg Moynihan 651-201-6616 or [email protected] 12/13/18
TheMDApreparedthisPowerPointthisvisualinventoryofawidearrayresourcesavailabletosupportMinnesotafarmers.
Weinviteyoutocopyindividualslidesintoyourownpresenta=ons,ortousetheen=rePowerPointpresenta=onas-is.Ifthereareotherprogramsyouthinkweshouldinclude,
pleasecontactMegMoynihanat651-201-6616.
11/16/18
www.minnesotafarmstress.com(MDA)
11/16/18
CopingwithFarm&RuralStressBrochure
• PrintablePDFatwww.minnesotafarmstress.org
• Orderprintcopies:651-201-6012
11/16/18
DedicatedFarmerCounselor/Therapist
• TedMaIhews(a/k/a/“Ted”)
• Meets1:1withfarmers,farmfamilies
• Noinsurance;nopaperwork
• Nocharge:fundedbyMNLegislature
320-266-2390
11/16/18
24/7ConfidenLalHotline
11/16/18
NaLonalSuicidePrevenLonLifeline
11/16/18
MinnesotaFarmAdvocates
• Since1984
• Peerfarmers
• Naturalorfinancialdisaster
• Inthefarmer’scorner
• HelpnavigatesoluZonstodifficultandcomplexproblems
• Lending/lendernegoZaZon,mediaZon,farmprograms,crisiscounseling,disasterprograms,legaland/orsocialservices
• 2017:~8,400hourswithclients651-201-6311
11/16/18
MinnesotaRuralFinanceAuthority
• Low-interestloans • Beginningfarmer• Debtrestructuring• Capitalimprovements• Livestock• Disaster• …more
• Locallendersissue.ParZallyfundedbyState• Beginningfarmertaxcreditprogram 651-201-6556
11/16/18
FarmBusinessManagementEducaLon
• 66instructorsstatewide
• 1:1andgroupsessions• Atfarm,perfarmer’sschedule
• Customizedforeachfarmer’sowngoals
• Helpsfarmersusetheirownfarmrecordstomakedecisions
• Improvesmanagementskills
• Scholarshipsforbeginningfarmers11/16/18
UofMExtensionFinancialCounseling
• 1:1helpforfarmerswhohavefinancialdifficulZes
• Financialanalysts• 12reZredbankers,farmbusinessmanagementinstructors
• ReviewandanalyzefinancialsituaZon,idenZfyopZonsandalternaZves
• FreeandconfidenZal
800-232-9077
11/16/18
MinnesotaFarmer-LenderMediaLon
MediaZonusesaneutralfacilitatortohelpresolvedisputes:
• OffersfarmersthechancetorenegoZate,restructure,orresolvefarmdebt
• Nocost• Informal,confidenZalprocess
• Debtorhas14daystorespondandfilemediaZonrequestagergehngnoZcefromacreditor
218-935-5785
11/16/18
Mentalhealthprofessional
Mentalhealth
pracLLoner
CerLfiedpeer
specialist
MobileCrisisTeams
Intensive,local,face-to-faceshort-termmentalhealthservices.Duringacrisis,theycanhelpapersonreturntohis/herbaselineleveloffuncZoning.
hIps://mn.gov/dhs/crisis11/16/18
FarmersLegalAcLonGroup(FLAG)
• Nonprofitlawcenter• Rootsinthe1980sfarmcrisis
• LegalservicesandsupportforfamilyfarmersandtheircommuniZestohelpkeepfamilyfarmersontheland.
651-223-540011/16/18
Opioids,Meth,andOtherAddicLons
• PrevalentinruralAmerica
• OverdosesanddeathsincreasinginMN
• www.farmtownstrong.orgJointFarmersUnion/FarmBureaucampaign
• hIp://sud.fast-trackermn.org/searchFindaddicZontreatmentinMinnesota
• Yourfamilydoctororotherhealthprovider
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