Breadcrumb Home UI study shows farmers still take own lives at a high rate Wednesday, June 21, 2017 http://www.radioiowa.com/2017/06/13/study-shows-suicide-rates-among-farmers-rem… A study from the UI College of Public Health finds farmers and farmworkers in the United States continue to take their own lives at a rate higher than that of people who work in other professions and industries.