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SPOTLIGHT: NAMI Minnesota Partner Project Builds Community Relationships

OCTOBER 2020 In 2018, the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) established a partner project with the NAMI Minnesota to address suicide and the need for prevention training in rural Minnesota. This successful project relied on building strong relationships both inside the community and with larger organizations including Land …

Do you Know Someone who is Struggling?

OCTOBER 2020 Do you know someone who is struggling with their mental health? Are you wondering how you could help them? Look no further! In collaboration with our neighbors Cole Ehmke, MS, Agriculture Entrepreneurship and Personal Financial Management Specialist at the University of Wyoming Extension and Lucy Pauley from the Wyoming Department of Agriculture , …

Near Miss? Close Call?

Many of us have experienced a near miss or close call when working on the farm. Did the experience change how you do chores or tasks? Are you thinking about not repeating the same “mistake”? …

Back to School: Think, Teach, Do: Ag Safety for All

OCTOBER 2020 The school year has kicked off, and educators are connecting with students in person, online, or through a mix of both. Educators joined the Fall Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Education Professional Development Conference on September 25, 2020, co-hosted by New Jersey Association of Ag Educators and the New Jersey Department of …

SPOTLIGHT: Check Out Our Checklist – Take 5 Minutes to Save a Life

SEPTEMBER 2020 Farming is a dangerous occupation, and many communities may be extra vulnerable to COVID-19. If you live, work, or grew up on a farm, you probably know someone who was injured or died in a farming incident. Can’t think of anyone? You’re lucky. Imagine a world where no one got hurt or died from a farming-related incident. That world …

SPOTLIGHT: 76 Years of Farm Safety and Health – National Farm Safety and Health Week

SEPTEMBER 2020 If we reflect back in history to 1944, what do we remember? Many of us weren’t around at this time, but a google search of the year tells us the United States was fighting in WWII, the Smokey the Bear mascot was created and gasoline was 21 cents a gallon. Another piece of history from 1944 was the designation of National Farm Safety …

Get your Podcast Queue Ready: On air with AgCountry

SEPTEMBER 2020 Harvest is coming, get your podcast queue ready. Rural Perspectives Podcast, hosted by AgCountry Farm Credit Services, featured UMASH’s Megan Schossow to cover tips for a successful harvest this year. Rural Perspectives examines a diverse range of issues impacting agriculture and rural life, hosted in part by Adam Ulbricht who can be …

SPOTLIGHT: National Teach Ag Day 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020 The tenth annual National Teach Ag Day is on Thursday, September 17, 2020. National Teach Ag Day is designed to encourage others to teach school based agriculture and recognize the important role that agriculture teachers play in our schools and communities. UMASH and the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health …

SPOTLIGHT: Sending you a Signal

SEPTEMBER 2020 Signals can convey many messages, such as STOP on the red light, emergency or distress (SOS) signals or a thumbs up emoji signaling a job well done. Signals can also provide effective communication on the farm. When working around large equipment or machinery, verbal communication between employees often is not possible. Workers must …

Billions and Billions (of microbes)

SEPTEMBER 2020 Dr. Peter Davies, BVSc, PhD is a faculty member in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota and a principal investigator for the UMASH project: Longitudinal Study of Infectious Disease Risks at the Human Swine Interface. Dr. Davies and colleagues recently published an article in the National Hog Farmer addressing …