last october he took his own life you re torn up inside too because you re seeing them suffer too because you re seeing them suffer. you re seeing them and you can t help them. you don t know how to help them. reporter: the latest cdc numbers show that american farmers die by suicide at more than twice the rate of the general population. you re seeing them and you can t help them. you don t know how to help them. reporter: the latest cdc numbers show that american farmers die by suicide at more than twice the rate of the general population hello there reporter: dairy farmer randy roker pays more to produce milk than he can sell it for, losing about $30,000 every single month.me that i feel i m losing my grandfather s farm, a multigenerational farm, and you feel that it s going to end with you. reporter: randy also contemplated suide. in these parts they say farmers are often too proud to ask it bothers me all the time that i feel i m losing my grandfather s farm, a multig
taken. reporter: overnight this tight knit community came together to remember the postal employee, the truck driver, and the afghanistan veteran who survived a battlefield but died. miguel almaguer, nbc news, midland, texas. at home in odessa. miguel almaguer, nbc news, midland, texas this week a new round of tariffs on chinese imports are taking effect adding to the whoas of american farmers. ame pressure one widow tonight in our series america under pressure one widow who after tragedy is bringing nbc s kevin tibbles have more. reporter: in the american heartland, heartbreak. awareness to the issue of mental health in the heartland. nbc s kevin tibbles have more. reporter: in the american heartland, heartbreak. this was our dream. we were going to retire here reporter: brenda stark is now alone with her kids to do the with her kids to do the chores and keep their wisconsin family farm alive. he loved the farm. plain and simple, he loved the farm. reporter: anxiet