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This was very difficult year for Montana farmers and ranchers with extreme heat, drought, grasshoppers, commodity prices, and other issues, mental health and behavioral health was increasingly a concern in farming communities. Frank King, considering himself a "mental health comedian," feared a spike in suicides could follow. He spoke at the Montana Farm Bureau Federation convention to open a dialogue about suicide. Montana has led the country in suicide rates for more than 40 years and a 2012 study revealed that suicide among farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers was twice that of the general population, according to the National Farmers Union. Ravalli Republic (Mont.), Nov 10, 2021