Tokyo ( CNN ) -- A farmer 's farewell , etched in white chalk , is echoing menacingly through Japan 's agricultural sector . `` Wish there was no nuclear power plant . My endurance has come to an end , '' the note says . The farmer , in his 50s , then killed himself on the land he struggled to maintain since Japan 's tsunami and nuclear crisis began . The dairy farmer 's suicide message was left on the wall of one of the man 's barns , members of a local farming bureau said . The man also apologized to his family and friends in the note . Hiroyuki Ebihara , a member of a local chapter of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives , said he knew the farmer personally and tried to check in with him after the March 11 disaster . On June 11 , Ebihara says , members of his group found the farmer 's body . `` The situation here is depressing for everyone , '' says Ebihara . `` We are all in the same situation . Our future with daily farming is unclear , especially since we do n't know what the compensation will be . We want TEPCO ( Tokyo Electric Power Company ) or the government to come out with a clear plan for compensation . '' The man had fled Japan with his family to the Philippines after the earthquake and tsunami . He returned to the farm after 10 days to care for his cows . The farmer 's family remained in the Philippines until this week when they returned for the man 's funeral . He leaves behind a wife and two children , Ebihara says . The agricultural sector of Soma -- the farmer 's region -- has been deeply impacted by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant . Japan 's government stopped milk shipments from the region in the wake of the nuclear meltdown at the plant . The government lifted the milk ban on April 21 , but consumers have been reluctant to purchase dairy products produced near the plant . A 64-year-old vegetable farmer from Sukagawa City in Fukushima Prefecture also committed suicide in the wake of agricultural bans in the ongoing nuclear crisis . The vegetable farmer hanged himself on March 24 , one day after the government issued a ban on Fukushima prefectural vegetables .
The region of Soma has been deeply impacted by the nuclear crisis . People are reluctant to buy milk coming from that region because of radiation fears . `` We are all in the same situation . Our future with daily farming is unclear , '' an official says .