SPOTLIGHT: Farm Safety Partner Campaign is a Success!
A broad range of organizations became Farm Safety Partners, sharing ag health and safety messages. …
Farm Safety Check: Hearing Protection
Hearing loss is permanent and irreversible. October is National Protect Your Hearing Month, and it’s also a time of year farmers are working around combines, dryers, augers, and other equipment with high noise levels that harm hearing without proper protection. …
“Ag”-vocates refining their voices: Ag Communicators Regional Workshop
American Agricultural Editors Association (AEAA) hosted a regional workshop on Friday, October 5, 2018, at CHS in Inver Grove Heights, MN. Megan Schossow attended, along with a diverse group of agricultural communicators predominantly from the upper Midwest. …
SPOTLIGHT: Apply the 3E’s for Safer Farming
SEPTEMBER 2018 All too often we read or hear about an injury caused by a piece of farm equipment. There are more than 700 deaths and 100,000 injuries each year involving ATVs, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC)* most recent data. The 3E model (Enforcement – Education – Engineering) used by occupational injury specialists …
SPOTLIGHT: MMPA and UMASH Partnership
UMASH is partnering with the Minnesota Milk Producers Association (MMPA) to promote safety in the dairy industry. …
Hear Ye, Hear Ye… Federal and State Proclamations for National Farm Safety and Health Week
President Trump, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker have proclaimed the week of September 16 - 22, 2018 as National Farm Safety and Health Week. …
SPOTLIGHT: Raising the Bar on Tractor Safety
Tractors and farming are nearly one and the same. Unfortunately tractor rollovers can and do occur too often, whether it is on the small hobby farm or in larger production agriculture operations. Tractor rollovers are the single deadliest type of injury incident on farms in the United States. …
FDA SAFETY ALERT: Altrenogest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting veterinary medical professionals, as well as those who work with horses and pigs, that a synthetic progesterone (hormone) product commonly used in these animals may cause reproductive system disorders and other adverse effects in people who become exposed to the drug. …
Go Big… Go Big Iron
The Big Iron Farm Show was held September 11 - 13, 2018 in Fargo ND. Carol Peterson attended the 3 day event to provide health and safety outreach to this area of the Upper Midwest. …
Farm Safety Check: Stress and Wellness
In farming, there’s a lot out of your control, creating stress that can potentially lead to serious impacts on your well-being. Check in on yourself, employees, or family this month to manage stress and remain resilient. …