Megan Torgerson (narrating): It’s easy to spot the stress of labor on a farmer’s body. A weathered face wears lines drawn on by the sun. Calloused hands know the grip of a shovel. Flesh burns then scars from the brush of a branding iron, and after years of hauling grain into town, a back remains in the bent L shape of a truck seat.

But not all stress and strain derived from the business of raising crops, is visible to the eye. Behind the often stoic smile of farmers and ranchers, lay scars unseen.

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