SPOTLIGHT: Rollover Protection
The occupational death rate on farms is nearly 800 percent greater than in all other industries combined. The leading cause of farm deaths is tractor rollovers. …
UMASH at Ag Awareness Day 2017
The outreach team represented UMASH at the annual Ag Awareness Day on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus. This was a great opportunity to showcase UMASH to many people who are not aware of the diverse agricultural industry and our particular focus of worker health and safety. …
UMASH at 2017 Public Health Institute
The University of Minnesota Summer Public Health Institute, now in its 16th year, will be held May 22-June 9 and offers courses for everyone practicing or studying public health and its related fields. …
UMASH at Women’s Agricultural Leadership Conference
UMASH was one of the sponsors of the Women's Agricultural Leadership Conference "Agriculture 2017: Embracing Innovation" at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN on April 12, 2017. …
UMASH at Central Plains Dairy Expo
Carol Peterson traveled to the Central Plains Dairy Expo which was held in Sioux Falls, SD on March 29 and 30, 2017. This large dairy expo brought together people and business across the dairy industry making it a “one stop shop” for dairy producers in the upper Midwest. …
Agricultural Safety Awareness Week 2017
UMASH and the U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers partnered with the American Farm Bureau Federation in promoting the 2017 ASAP week theme “Get out of My Space!” urging respect for safety spaces around hazardous farm equipment and tasks. …
UMASH at Central Minnesota Farm Show 2017
UMASH attended the Central Minnesota Farm Show at the River’s Edge Convention Center in Saint Cloud, Minnesota to engage with exhibitors and others about the new Farm Safety Check resource and the upcoming 2017 Agricultural Safety and Awareness (ASAP) Week. …
UMASH at MVMA Conference
UMASH researchers from Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) exhibited for the first time at the Minnesota Veterinary Medicine Association (MVMA) conference February 23-25, 2017. …
UMASH at 2017 Women in Ag Network Conference
UMASH attended the 2017 Women in Ag Network Conference, “Planning our Future,” at the Willmar Event Center in Willmar, Minnesota. …
SPOTLIGHT: CAHFS Daily News
The Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) is pleased to announce the addition of an agricultural worker health and safety bi-weekly news segment to the CAHFS Daily News - a food safety news feed sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS). …