Farm Stress and Emergency Preparedness

In this timely episode, Dr. David Buys, State Health Specialist with Mississippi State Extension, and Dr. Damon Darsey, a rural emergency medical physician and the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s medical director, are back in the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to visit with Jason and Tom about farm stress and emergency preparedness.  Harvest season is a stressful time of the year in agriculture, and many distractions occur in the field and on the road.  Drs. Darsey and Buys talk about things that can be done in advance to prepare for possible emergency situations.  This episode is longer than we usually do, but these guys are exceptional at what they do, so we didn’t want to cut the episode short. 

More information on Dr. Buys’ programs related to farm stress can be found at  http://extension.msstate.edu/health/the-promise-initiative/farm-stress