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). …
Status of Farm Safety in Minnesota
In February, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) presented a report, The Status of Farm Safety in Minnesota, to the MN Legislature. …
UMASH at Upper Midwest Vegetable and Fruit Growers Annual Conference
UMASH joined the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety and Health (NCCRAHS) at the 2017 Upper Midwest Vegetable and Fruit Growers Annual conference and Trade Show in St. Cloud Minnesota on January 20, 2017. Marsha Salzwedel (NCCRAHS) presented two sessions on agritourism: Visitors on Farms & Ranches…Keeping …
SPOTLIGHT: Worker Protection Standard
Agricultural work is one of the most dangerous occupations in the US. In January 2017, those who work in this important industry were afforded stronger protections. On January 2nd, the first wave of revisions to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) went into effect, aiming to minimize the adverse health effects of pesticide exposure. …
UMASH at Minnesota Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
UMASH exhibited at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Farm Bureau on November 18, 2016. It was a great opportunity to network with others in agriculture and to share our resources with people across the state. We were interested in learning more about the attendees’ knowledge and participation in agritourism and found that nearly all we asked …
UMASH at 2015 Midwest Regional Agricultural Safety and Health (MRASH) Conference
On November 17-18, 2015 UMASH participated in the Midwest Regional Agricultural Safety and Health Conference, held at Decorah, Iowa. This conference included agricultural producers, researchers and other safety and health professionals. UMASH personnel attending included: Joni Sheftel, with a Keynote presentation on “What Can We Learn From the Avian …
UMASH at 2016 MRASH Conference
Jessica Evanson, a second year veterinary public health and preventive medicine resident at the University of Minnesota, presented findings at the 2016 MRASH conference in Sioux Center, Iowa on November 15, 2016. Her oral presentation titled, “A summary of injuries reported at swine production companies”, focused on the burden that animal …
Andrea Mahnke Presents Return to Work Poster at American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2015
Andrea Mahnke presented a poster at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) annual symposium in San Francisco in November 2015. The title of the poster was “User-Centered Design of an Application to Aid in the Safe Return to Work of Injured Farm Workers”. Andrea is a Senior Usability Analyst at the Marshfield Clinic Research …