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Family and Occupational Issues

  • Control Stress
    Carol S. Kramer, Cooperative Extension Service Purdue University, April 1990
    Are you are experiencing tremendous changes in your life if you have lost your job, experienced a particularly bad year in your farm or business operation or gone through a divorce, a separation, or the death of a spouse? This article may contain information for you.
  • Decision-Making in a Risky Environment
    George F. Patrick, Cooperative Extension Service Purdue University, July 1986
    This publication is intended to help farmers recognize some of the factors underlying the decision-making process and also to provide background information to facilitate understanding of the other publications in the series. 
  • Eating and Activity for Health and Pleasure
    Randy R. Weigel and Suzanne Pelican, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, July 2001
    “I don’t need to think about food and physical activity; I’m always on the go!” But as the agricultural industry becomes more mechanized and technology-driven, the opportunities for physical effort decrease.
  • Family Insurance Planning
    Beverly Riggs Howell, Mississippi State University Extension Service, August 1998
    Insurance is one way of protecting yourself against the risk of unexpected financial losses. It does not remove the risk, but it can partially compensate for losses incurred.
  • Farm Partnerships: Part II -- Legal Considerations
    Stephen F. Matthews and Leroy F. Rottmann, University of Missouri-Columbia Extension, October 1993
    One of the established principles concerning partnerships is that both real and personal property may be owned in the partnership name.
  • Farmers in Transition: Taking Charge
    Tracy R. Hyer, Damona G. Doye and Ross O. Love, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    A crisis such as losing all or part of the family farm is often so traumatic that it can be overwhelming, particularly if families are not taking positve steps to improve their individual situation.
  • Farmers in Transition: Finding a New Career
    Tracy R. Hyer, Damona G. Doye and Ross O. Love, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    A job search is difficult under any circumstances. For farmers who must seek supplemental off farm employment or are forced from their farms, the task may seem impossible.
  • Finding Your Team of Experts
    Randy R. Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, July 2001
    Ranch and farm families should have their own experts—a team of experts. A team of experts is made up of individuals, organizations, and businesses that possess skills or information to help agricultural producers in needed times.
  • From Risk to Resilience in Agriculture: The Human Resource
         Robert J. Fetsch, Cooperative Extension Service Colorado State University, December 1999
    Many ranch and farm families today experience high levels of stress due to low cash flow, long work hours, unpredictable prices for commodities, constant mixing of work and family life, working side by side with several generations, and demanding physical labor.  All of . . .
  • Handling Financial Stress
    Lucy J. Pearson and Nancy M. Porter, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, December 1994
    It is important to remember that financial concerns can add to stress levels that individuals and families are currently experiencing. A financial crisis is not likely to push a financially stable family over the brink.
  • Handling Stress
    Suzanna D. Smith and Nayda I. Torres, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, November 1992
    Whatever the crisis hurricane, fire, tornado or flood some thought and action before the disaster hits can usually help family members react wisely.
  • Health Insurance: Sources and Understanding Policy Terms
    Glennis M. Couchman, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    This factsheet provides you with a basic understanding of health insurance, helping you to get full value for your money, and introduces you to key health insurance terms.
  • Identifying Stress on the Ranch or Farm
    Randy R. Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, July 2001
    Rushing to town to buy spare parts, watching hay supplies dwindle during an unusually cold winter. Events like these can indeed cause stress but there is often the perception that these events should just be “handled”.
  • Learning to Relax
    Randy R. Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, July 2001
    Practicing relaxation may seem too time-consuming or even like a waste of time for many ranchers and farmers. But in the overall scheme of things, the benefits will make you more effective throughout each day.
  • Life Insurance: How Much Do We Need?
    Glennis M. Couchman and Karen Fox Folk, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    To determine the sufficient amount of life insurance you need, you should analyze the amount needed to protect economic well-being and what you can afford to pay for protection.
  • Life Insurance: New Types of Policies
    Karen Fox Folk and Glennis M. Couchman, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    Life insureance is a major expense for many families. The primary purpose of life insurance is to protect dependents against financial hardship when a family earner dies.
  • Long Term Care Insurance
    Beverly Riggs Howell, Mississippi State University Extension Service, August 1998
    By the year 2000, more than 8 million Americans aged 65 or older will need some type of long-term care because of disability or chronic illness.
  • Management Succession: Where Are We? from RightRiskTM
    Rodney L. Sharp, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, John P. Hewlett, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension, and Jeffrey E. Tranel, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, July 2013.
    A two-hour CD and internet-based course covering: An introduction to Management Succession, Interpersonal Issues, Business Issues, The Succession Planning Process, and Where Do We Go From Here? Also included are a glossary, FAQ list, resource links for further research, and many other features.
  • Management Succession: Where Do We Want to Go? from RightRiskTM
    John P. Hewlett, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension, Rodney L. Sharp, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, and Jeffrey E. Tranel, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, August 2014.
    A two-hour CD and internet-based course covering: An introduction to Management Succession, Three (3) In-depth Family Case Studies, The Succession Planning Process, and Where Do We Go From Here? Also included are course resources, Best Succession Management Practices (BSMP)Lists, worksheets, and many other features.
  • Management Succession: How Do We Get There From Here? from RightRiskTM
    John P. Hewlett, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension, and William Taylor, University of Wyoming Extension, emeritus; June 2015.
    A two-hour CD and internet-based course covering: Journey to Management Succession, Beyond Goals for Change, and Where Do We Go From Here? Also included are a 120-page Management Succession Workbook, resource links for further research, and many other features.
  • Managing Farm Stress
    Patricia Tanner Nelson, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, December 1994
    The most devastating effect of stress overload is that it changes the way you think. You get tunnel vision and have difficulty exploring options.
  • Managing Stress and Strain on the Farm or Ranch
         Robert J. Fetsch, Cooperative Extension Service Colorado State University, December 1999
     Men would rather kill themselves rather than admit they are they are depressed. This chilling statement illustrates the complexity of mail depression. Although depression is most often associated . . .
  • Men and Depression
     Randy R. Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, July 2001
    Stress on today's farms and ranches can mean pressure, conflict and uncertainty. As frustration and helplessness build, they can lead to problems between spouses, children, parents, and relatives. If left unresolved, these feelings can lead to costly accidents . . .
  • Men Seeking Help
    Randy R. Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, June 2002
    When this question was raised at a recent stress management workshop, an immediate response was "They don't, and they won't." But it's not that simple. Although there are many ranch and farm men who seek help when facing personal challenges, there are also . . .
  • Skills for Employment: Assessing Job Skills
    Sarah E. Drummond, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    The first step in searching for a job involves understanding the occupation or occupations that are right for you.
  • Skills for Employment: The Job Application
    Sarah E. Drummond, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    This publication examines the job application and attempts to take some of the mystery out of the process of completing a job application.
  • Skills for Employment: The Job Interview
    Sarah E. Drummond, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    The interview is your opportunity to really shine and show an employer why you are the right person for the job.
  • Skills for Employment: The Job Search
    Sarah E. Drummond, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    Taking the time to set up a job search strategy can save you considerable time and frustration.
  • Surviving Tragedy
    Randy R. Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, June 2002
    Losing a limb, death, divorce, or losing the farm or ranch shapes the lives of ranchers and farmers in long and lasting ways. Much of the study of people's adaptation to traumatic events focuses on pain and suffering.
  • Taking Advantage of Alternative Agricultural Opportunities
    James R. Nelson, Raymond J. Schatzer, Daniel S. tilley and James Horne, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    The purpose of this paper is to make farmer-entrepreneurs aware of some things that they should consider as they decide whether or not to become involved with alternative enterprises.
  • The Importance of a Healthy Attitude
    Randy R. Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, July 2001
    It is often the perception of an inability to control events that makes them stressful. Situations in which you perceive yourself as helpless to control will be more stressful than those in which you believe you have the power to control.
  • The Influence of Personality on Risk Management Decisions
    Randy Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service,     December 1999
    Is maximizing profits the most important goal in ranching or farming?  How do personality characteristics affect producer decision-making?  This article explores important personality characteristics as they relate to decision-making on the farm or ranch.
  • The Time-Stress Connection
    Wayne Matthews, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    Although there are numerous "remedies" suggested by a variety of experts in stress management, we want to focus on the link between stress management and time management.
  • Using Life Insurance in Farm and Ranch Estate Planning
    Paul H. Gessaman, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, 1996
    Under appropriate arrangements, the face value of life insurance is not subject to estate, inheritance, or gift taxes. Thus, there are tax incentives for including life insurance in your estate plan.
  • When Do You Need a Counselor?
    Randy R. Weigel, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, July 2001
    Ben and Lois have been ranching for 15 years. The last few years, they have struggled financially. Ben has always been an outgoing member of the community. But now, under this level of financial stress, he looks tired and withdrawn.
  • Why and How to Buy Life Insurance
    Karen Fox Folk and Glennis M. Couchman, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
    This fact sheet can help you: decide ifyou need life insurance, decide what type of policy is best for you, compare policies for the best buy in protection for you family, know how to select a competent insurance agent and a sound company.

 

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