“An Incredible Amount of Stress before You Even Put a Shovel in the Ground”: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Farming Stressors in Canada

Farming is widely regarded as a highly stressful occupation, and many farming stressors have been studied globally. Research on in Canada scarce, yet there some indication that Canadian farmers high perceived stress scores score more severely across mental health outcomes compared to the general population. This study provides comprehensive exploration of with aim inform avenues reduce and/or boost well-being farmers. An exploratory sequential mixed-methods design was used. First, qualitative data were collected from 75 in-depth interviews industry professionals Ontario, 2017 2018. These then used items measuring self-reported 12 national cross-sectional survey farmers’ conducted February–May 2021. Results both sources provide an initial understanding episodic chronic faced by Canada, context within which these are experienced. Implications focus areas for reduction promotion discussed this paper.