The 2023 Farmer Focus Conference will be coming to the Federated States of Micronesia!
Co-hosted by the extension programs at the University of Guam and the College of Micronesia-FSM, the “FSM Farmer Focus Conference: Enriching Wellness in Our Farms” will take place on June 28th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the FSM-China Friendship Center in Palikir, Pohnpei.
The conference will feature interactive educational sessions and presentations from regional and national behavioral health and agriculture specialists as well as a presentation on small grant opportunities.
Delivering the keynote will be Washington State University’s extension director, Don McMoran, who first envisioned and now leads the Western Region Agricultural Stress Assistance Program, the parent program of Farmer Focus. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, WRASAP is working to alleviate stress and suicides in the agricultural community in the Western United States and territories. McMoran will share the preliminary results of the Farmer Focus survey of farm workers in Guam and the FSM.
Registration is free, and lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Trisden Elias at (691) 320-5731 or triselia@comfsm.edu.fm or Elvira Gisog at (671) 735-2062 or gisoge@triton.uog.edu.
