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SPOTLIGHT: One Stop Shop for Wellness and Safety at Minnesota Farmfest

AUGUST 2019 Being efficient is key to getting jobs done on the farm.  Farm Bureau Financial Services and UMASH understand this need and encourage farmers to be safe and healthy at the same time. New to Farmfest this year is the Farm Bureau Financial Services Wellness and Safety Pavilion.  It is a one stop shop to learn from over 25 exhibitors on …

SPOTLIGHT: SAY What?

JULY 2019 Teaching agriculture today is more diverse than ever from biosecurity standards to hearing protection to business management, teachers have much to accomplish in the classroom. Read on to learn more about this organization designed to help teachers prepare students for sound agriculture safety and health practices on and off the farm. Linda …

SPOTLIGHT: The Multiplier Effect – US Ag Centers at Minnesota Farmfest

JULY 2019 The term “multiplier effect” is a term you may be familiar with and one commonly used in the world of economics.  UMASH and our neighboring U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers  also apply the multiplier effect in the world of safety and health as it relates to reaching farmers, farm families and workers. UMASH and our colleagues …

Climbing to the Top – Ag Media Summit

We’re telling the story of agricultural health and safety. Megan Schossow joined the National Farm Medicine Center as an exhibitor in the Info Expo for …

SPOTLIGHT: In the Interest of Safety

The phrase, “in a split second” is used frequently to describe all types of situations that happen quickly and without time to react, many of which can be life threatening events.   …

SPOTLIGHT: This Little (or Big) Piggy…Moving and Keeping Pigs and People Safe

What comes to mind when you think of pigs?  The Three Little Pigs? Miss Piggy? Piglet? Pigs are common and a popular “character” in literature and films. Real live pigs and swine operations are also common in the upper Midwest where they are raised on many farms in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin and Iowa.  Keeping these operations and the people and pigs involved injury free and healthy is a priority for UMASH. …

SPOTLIGHT: Spreading Agricultural Safety Awareness Globally

JULY 2019 In a time of information overload, being an amplifier and champion for safety is not a small feat to accomplish. Dr. Marcos Grigioni has been able to do that. Not only does he promote occupational safety in his home country of Argentina, he has been able to travel to the United States and attend courses to further his knowledge. This persistent …

SPOTLIGHT: Take time for a Wellness Check at Farmfest

Minnesota Farmfest is offering a convenient way to get a free health screening during the show August 6 – 8, 2019. The screenings are part of a larger safety and wellness initiative at Farmfest in 2019. The Farm Bureau Financial Wellness and Safety Pavilion is a collaboration between Farm Bureau Financial Services and the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. In addition to health screenings, this new area will showcase live farm safety and rescue demonstrations and over 20 exhibitors with up to date agricultural safety and health information on a variety of topics. …

A Year in Review – Highlighting the Important Work of NFMC

The National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC), located in Marshfield, Wisconsin is one of the five UMASH collaborators.   We share in the mission to improve the health and well being of the agricultural workforce and their families in the Upper Midwest.  NFMC has recently published their Year In Review which highlights the good work being accomplished not only with UMASH but with many other partners, some of which include the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, the Migrants Clinician Network, AgrAbility - Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin - School of Medicine and Public Health. …