Studies have found the rates of mental illness and suicide are higher for farmers. They work long hours, have limited social contact and are at the mercy of factors such as weather. Now, as bankruptcies of family farms rise significantly in the Midwest and across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating even greater challenges to their livelihood -- and mental health.

Many Indiana farmers want more health care options. On Wednesday, they got closer to that goal.

Farmers across the Midwest are facing tight profit margins and rising healthcare costs. In response, the Indiana Farm Bureau wants lawmakers to allow it to create its own group health plan.

The organization presented its top legislative priority over the weekend: expanding health benefits available to the agriculture industry in the state.

Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Pence says he trusts President Donald Trump to take care of farmers and mitigate their potential losses.

A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows 67% percent of Indiana's expected corn crop is now planted.