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SPOTLIGHT: Stressed out with Drought

SEPTEMBER 2021 Researchers in occupational health have published a paper on the association between drought conditions and stress among U.S. farmers.  UMASH colleagues in affiliated NIOSH centers, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and ISciences, studied the occupational psychosocial stress among farmers in the midwest. Highlights …

COVID-19 Awareness and Preparedness

August 2021 Dr. Jeff Bender was a featured virtual presenter at the Wisconsin Farmworkers Coalition meeting, organized by Legal Action Wisconsin.  Jeff gave a short presentation on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 of the producers’ survey paper, COVID-19 Awareness and Preparedness of Minnesota and Wisconsin Dairy Farms.  The survey found dairy farmers support …

Reaching Across Regions at MN Farmfest

AUGUST 2021 With MN Farmfest 2021 back in person, the UMASH team set out on the road to Redwood County to provide up-to-date safety and health information to Minnesota farmers, farm workers and their families. The showgrounds attracted over 28,000 attendees throughout the three-day event from August 3-5 exhibiting the latest ag products, services, and …

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 …