With Better Data And Community Ambassadors, Researchers Hope To Curb Farmer Suicides By Jill Ament • Jun 7, 2019 ShareTweetEmail USDA NRCS Texas/Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Suicide rates among rural farmers are among some of the highest in the country. Texas State University social work professor Erica Nason is trying to change that through data research. Listen Listening... / 6:11 Texas Standard | June 6, 2019 1:01 p.m. Tags: texas standardShareTweetEmailView the discussion thread.