Do More Ag Launches New Mental Health Platform AgTalk

Jun 20, 2023

Mental health in the agriculture community just got another boost thanks to a new initiative spearheaded by the Do More Agriculture Foundation.

On June 20, 2023 Do More Ag announced the launch of AgTalk, a platform that provides peer-to-peer support for individuals in the Canadian agricultural industry. It’s available 24/7 and open to anyone who is 16 years or older.

AgTalk, powered by the Togetherall platform, is an online social media-style platform that users sign onto in order to connect with others with similar experiences, explore resources, and much more.

With 24/7 clinical moderation, the platform ensures a secure environment for open discussions on mental health in both English and French, notes Do More Ag Executive Director Megz Reynolds.

“Everything on the front end of the platform is anonymous. For example, you could pick a name like Peanut Butter Pie, and that’s how you’ll appear on the platform,” she says.

“It’s designed similar to a Facebook wall, where you can see posts from others and make your own. You can use hashtags to categorize your posts, making it easier for people to find and relate to them.”

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Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

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