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Matt & Liz Hulsizer - Farmer Mental Health and Suicide
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Matt & Liz Hulsizer - Farmer Mental Health and Suicide

Matt and Liz Hulsizer reveal the story of losing Matt's father to suicide, discovering financial debt, and how they aim to help other farming families.

Tragedy struck the Hulsizer family in the midst of harvest season in October 2013 when David a 51-year-old Illinois farmer committed suicide. He left behind a grain, cattle, and hog family farm, and a family left to pick up the pieces and figure out WHY this tragedy had happened. 

Matt and Liz Hulsizer along with their family uncovered financial debt that were unaware of which led to their own stress to keep their farming livelihood alive. Today, they reveal how David’s suicide impacted their lives as newlyweds, the difficult decisions they made to keep the farm afloat, and their message about mental health. 

Today’s episode is brought to you by Rooster - an agribusiness consultancy and full-service marketing firm that serves the farming, food and rural lifestyle industries. Learn more at roosterstrategy.com.  

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