Hurricanes Leave Mental Health Crisis and Income Spent on Food Steady
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The devastation left by Hurricane Helene has intensified an ongoing mental health crisis in rural communities, where stress weighs heavier than ever.
But mental health resources are available for our farming community. Whether you’re dealing with your own hardship or worried about someone else, there are people ready to listen and help.
If you are in crisis, please call or text 988, or visit the 988 Farm Stress Resource Center at www.988ga.org/farmstress
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**The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association will host its 2024 Annual Meeting December 5-7 in San Antonio.
This year, USCA will host panel discussions on animal IDs, marketing, competition, livestock risk protection, and new and emerging technologies within the industry.
USCA President Justin Tupper says each year, the meeting serves as the guidepost for how and what USCA will focus on in terms of policy and issue priorities.
**In 2023, U.S. consumers spent an average of 11.2% of their disposable personal income on food, consistent with 2022.
Consumer preferences between food-AT-home and AWAY-from-home have since returned to pre-COVID trends.
Specifically, 5.3% of disposable personal income was spent on food AT home, down from 5.6% in 2022.
Food AWAY from home rose to 5.9% from 5.6% the previous year.
Worth noting, disposable personal income rose by 8.1% in 2023.
