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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 …

SPOTLIGHT: Ag Injury News Clippings Database

AgInjuryNews.org is a great resource to monitor injury and fatality trends. These are not official numbers, but are gleaned from news reports across the U.S. Developed by staff at the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) in 2015, this web-based tool compiles newspaper articles through a combination of Google alerts, review of media clippings and verified personal submissions. …

SPOTLIGHT: An Ode to Research Participants

I recently had the privilege to organize an event acknowledging the efforts of participants in our Hispanic worker training research project. We had asked farmers and workers to perform a year’s worth of activities that we think may increase the health and safety on their farms. We’re almost done collecting data, and the preliminary results are promising. …