The National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC), located in Marshfield, Wisconsin is one of the five UMASH collaborators. We share in the mission to improve
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Agricultural Health and Safety in the Upper Midwest.
COUNTDOWN TO MINNESOTA FARMFEST 2019
Ag Educator Resources
Teaching agriculture safety and health is important for the next generation of farmers and agriculture professions.
To assist ag educators in this effort, UMASH has compiled a variety of resources and tools that can be used to integrate health and safety topics into the classroom in a teacher friendly format.
Minnesota
Farmfest
Join us at Farmfest for fun activities and free resources to keep you, your family and your workers healthy and safe.
Farm Bureau Financial Services and UMASH have partnered to bring the Wellness and Safety Pavilion to Minnesota Farmfest.
- Safety and rescue demos
- Free health screenings
- Wellness and safety exhibits
Stress and Mental Health Resources
Stress, depression, and suicide are on the mind of agricultural communities. UMASH is working to provide resources and build partnerships to stimulate innovation and action.
FEATURED TOPICS
Great Content shared often! If you are a farmer, this is the place to learn about how to keep yourself and your family safe!
Sharing UMASH's and other partner resources with our Gear Up for Ag Health and Safety students throughout the year makes our work much easier!
They have been important resources to be sure our "learners" know how to stay safe! Honestly, I haven't been able to find better resources than yours!
Being a farm kid and being raised around this stuff all our lives, we don't realize all the unsafe things we are around so seeing that made me realize that little everyday things I'm doing or around are not always as safe as I think they are.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2019 Ag Media Summit
LOCATION: Doubletree by Hilton - Bloomington, Mpls South
WEBSITE: agmediasummit.com
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UMASH IN THE FIELD - LATEST NEWS
A Year in Review – Highlighting the Important Work of NFMC
SPOTLIGHT: A Responsible Education – Agricultural Health and Safety
Agriculture teachers play a vital role in educating the agricultural workforce of tomorrow. Incorporating occupational safety and health topics into the
SPOTLIGHT: CDC Guidelines for Pigs and Fairs
The Center for Disease Control ( CDC) has recently released two guidelines for fair organizers and those exhibiting pigs at the fair to help all of us
SPOTLIGHT: Ag Education Lesson Plans for Stockmanship
Ninety-six percent of participating school-based agriculture teachers found animal safety either moderately, very, or extremely important to teach in the
Bringing the Country to the City
The tenth annual Ag Awareness Day was on April 16, 2019 on the Northrop Plaza of the University of Minnesota East Bank campus. This event is coordinated
SPOTLIGHT: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing – Partners in Health and Safety
The current issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Agromedicine includes 13 articles focused on health and safety issues related to loggers and forestry
SPOTLIGHT: Popular Education Materials at MCN
UMASH partner, Migrant Clinicians Network, incorporates popular education approaches such as comic books to illustrate complex topics in a user friendly
All About Health – Dairy, Mental and Occupational Come Together
The 2019 Dairy Health Conference was held April 17 and 18 at the University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus. Dairy veterinarians, industry
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PARTNERS
The center is a collaboration of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and College of Veterinary Medicine, the National Farm Medicine Center of the Marshfield Clinic with the Migrant Clinicians Network, and the Minnesota Department of Health. This collaboration brings together unique and complimentary expertise to address existing and emerging occupational health and safety issues in agriculture.
