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People First for Healthy Agriculture: Dairy Girl Network

August 2021 The Dairy Girl Network connects all women of the dairy industry, encouraging ideas and camaraderie in an effort to achieve personal and professional development. Designed as a welcoming network of passionate women involved in dairy, relationships will grow through shared experience, support and inspiration. Find more online:https://dairygirlnetwork.com/ …

Here’s to Health: Summer Field Day 2021

AUGUST 2021 As August winds down, harvest is top of mind for farmers in the Upper Midwest.  All farms – big, small, organic, hobby, produce – are gearing up for a healthy harvest.  UMASH teamed up with colleagues at Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Farmers Union and the Sustainable Farmers Association …

Being Cooperative

July 2021 On July 14, 2021, The Minnesota Agriculture Cooperative Safety Directors (ACSD) met for their quarterly meeting in Spicer, Minnesota. This group seeks speakers to talk about safety issues in the agricultural industry, where they also review issues emerging in their businesses, innovations taking place, and share upcoming events, trainings, …

Rural Resiliency Redefined

July 2021 Farm shows are starting to make their comeback into our agricultural communities, and Farm Technology Days was hosted in-person in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at Huntsinger Farms. Farm Technology Days is the largest agricultural show in Wisconsin, and it served as an opportunity for UMASH to exhibit and have conversations about stress in agriculture …

Hello, We’re ISASH

JUNE 2021 The annual meeting of the International Society of Agricultural Safety and Health was held the week of June 21, 2021, via Zoom.  This international conference provides an excellent opportunity for staff development and the chance to network with other professionals to share ideas, resources and research for the betterment of occupational …

Celebration and Commemoration of Juneteenth

JUNE 2021 Juneteenth marks the day of June 19 of 1865, where Union Soldiers arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, emancipating enslaved people in the last Confederate territory. Although Juneteenth was declared a holiday in 2021, Juneteenth is considered the longest-running African-American holiday in America. It is a day of celebration and remembrance recognizing …

SPOTLIGHT: Dairy Dozen

SEPTEMBER 2021 Dairy Farm Inspections Lead to Release of OSHA’s “Dairy Dozen” Working in close contact with large animals can be dangerous and challenging. Farmers and workers are not only exposed to physical hazards when handling large animals, but various safety, health, environmental, biological and respiratory hazards. To address these health …

SPOTLIGHT: Demos at Farmfest

JULY 2021 UMASH at Minnesota Farmfest 2021 Come for the mini donuts and stay for the safety demonstrations UMASH is back at Minnesota Farmfest in 2021 with the Safety Demonstration Pavilion and ready to talk and demonstrate farm safety and health. We are hosting four safety demonstrations to reinforce how quickly injuries can occur and prevention methods …

SPOTLIGHT: Confined Spaces

JUNE 2021 OSHA defines a confined space as having “limited or restricted means for entry or exit and is not designed for continuous occupancy.” Confined spaces on farms can include grain bins, forage storage silos, liquid storage tanks, manure storage facilities and transport vehicles.  Purdue University’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering …

SPOTLIGHT: Drought Toolkit

JUNE 2021                                          As the summer unfolds, many farmers may be concerned about drought conditions especially given hotter than normal temperatures. Drought can affect us in many different ways including economic, environmental and social/well being impacts. Time such as this can be quite stressful …