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UMASH Success Story: Stress and Mental Health

Stress, depression, and suicide are on the mind of agricultural communities, where economic, social, and environmental forces challenge the health and safety of farmers, agricultural workers and their families. …

UMASH Success Story: Farm Safety Check

The Farm Safety Check was launched in January 2017 to provide farmers with a simple tool to identify and fix potential hazards before they cause harm to family or employees. …

UMASH Success Story: Telling the Story Project

Telling the Story Project features real-life experiences and personal accounts of families and individuals directly affected by injuries and close calls. The purpose of the project is to raise awareness about safety, risk, and injury prevention. …

El Fondo de Nuestra Comunidad

El Fondo de Nuestra Comunidad, an affiliate of The Saint Paul & Minnesota Community Foundations, is currently seeking proposals for projects, initiatives or programs providing immigration-related legal services, outreach around legal services or programs that help people on the pathway to citizenship, civic engagement, increasing access to culturally sensitive mental health services and organizing to ensure a robust response to the 2020 census. …

Working Together is Success – Ag Centers serving the Midwest Region

The three US Ag Centers serving the Midwest Region have come together to reach farmers with specific safety and health information to improve the lives of farmers, farm families and farm workers. While each center has a unique focus - we all share information and resources across state lines for the betterment of agriculture in our region. …

Let’s Discuss – Resources for High School Teachers

The Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators (MAAE) 2019 Technology Conference was held January 18 and 19 in St. Cloud MN. Melissa Ploeckelman and Carol Peterson exhibited on behalf of UMASH. This event brought together high school ag teachers, student teachers, secondary education instructors and a variety of exhibitors. …