In agriculture, family members in need of care are traditionally nursed at home, usually by the women on the farm. However, taking on the responsibility of care is not always voluntary, but takes place in a field of tension between milieu-specific values, contractual obligations, family conflicts and emancipation efforts. Against this background, the following questions are explored: Why do some women on farms perceive caring for relatives as very stressful, while others describe it as an enriching activity? Are there biographical constellations that lead to care-related stress being expressed only indirectly, or do certain biographies promote a particularly high tolerance of care-related stress? How do women manage to hand over the care of relatives after initially taking it on, or to refuse it from the beginning? Under what conditions do men participate in caregiving or take on primary responsibility for it? Selected case studies highlight different coping strategies and provide deep insights into the living and stress situations of carers on farms in Germany. The study also provides evidence that care-related burdens in agriculture can easily be underestimated.