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Farm Safety Check: Hay and Silage Harvest

Warm weather means hay and silage season for many farms. Moving parts, dusts, long days, and roadway hazards are a few of the ways haying and silage harvest can become dangerous. Prevent a serious illness, injury, or delay that could result from skipping on safety by checking in with the harvest team this month. …

Cows Don’t Take Time Off

There is no doubt, owning and operating a dairy farm is a full time job.  The beginning of June kicks off two popular events National Dairy Month and the Stearns County Breakfast on the Farm, which highlights the work that dairy farmers do everyday for consumers here and abroad. UMASH was part of this event for the second year, where guests can visit a working dairy farm, enjoy a hearty breakfast and have fun while learning more about the dairy industry. Breakfast on the Farm is a great example of agritourism, where people not familiar with farming are exposed to the inner workings of this industry and agriculture overall. …

Farm Safety Check: Tick-borne Disease

Tick-borne disease is a serious health-concern across the Upper Midwest, particularly for anyone working outdoors. Farmers might be more likely to walk through tall grass, thick brush, and wooded areas that ticks thrive in. Taking precautionary and preventive steps during tick season can help you avoid tick-borne diseases, but knowing signs and symptoms is important as well. …

SPOTLIGHT: Tick-borne Diseases

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise, but are often misdiagnosed and under-reported. Check yourself, your family and your pets after being outside! …

SPOTLIGHT: Register Now for ISASH

Registration is open for the 2019 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) Annual Conference, June 24-27, at the Embassy Suites in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. …

Carrie Klumb Receives 2019 SPH Emerging Leader Award

  Carrie Klumb,  from the Minnesota Department of Health was recently recognized by the School of Public Health and received the 2019 Emerging Leader Award.  Carrie received her Masters in Public Health in 2010 and has been a key contributor to UMASH with research, education and outreach in zoonotic disease.  Zoonotic means infectious diseases …