Farmers in eastern North Carolina are facing a crisis of compounding issues that are threatening their mental health and that of their families. In addition to the stress that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, there?s the increased competition from foreign trade because other countries are able to produce crops for much less and the damaging recent international agricultural tariffs. These issues are juxtaposed with domestic input costs rising dramatically over the last two decades while the price that farmers receive for their products continues to shrink. Adding in challenges dealing with a changing climate, farmers are under increased pressure.