Deep Rooted doc sheds light on mental health struggles in agriculture – CBC
Ag industry reports higher rates of suicide than general population
Jul 16, 2025
First-generation Sask. rancher Kole Norman says he went through some dark times dealing with the stresses of the job and had trouble finding help.
“I was definitely very suicidal.… I just felt really helpless,” he said. “I’d held off on reaching out. I didn’t want to seem weak or fragile. When I did end up reaching out, it just felt like that help that I thought was there wasn’t actually immediate, like I had hoped it was.”
Norman is one of several producers sharing their struggles in a Canadian documentary screening in Saskatoon this week.
Saskatoon’s Broadway Theatre is hosting a special screening of Deep Rooted, a 33-minute documentary examining the mental health of agricultural producers in Canada, on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. CST. Entry is by donation.
