Inside this issue:

• Thankfulness, Community, and Progress
• UMASH Pilot Projects – Call for Pre-Proposals
• 2023-24 UMASH Annual Report
• Featured Resources
  • H5N1: Stay safe and help stop the spread
  • Manure Application Safety
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • UMASH Wellness Pavilion at Minnesota Farmfest
  • FFA Survey and Infographic
• UMASH In the Field
  • Building Safer, Healthier Farms: From our Backyard to Beyond
  • Promoting Farm Safety and Health through the Seasons
• Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• One Health: Protecting All
• MRASH Call for Abstracts
• Faces of UMASH
  • Olivia Clark
  • Jocelyn Leung
  • Theo Nguyen
• Remembering UMASH friend and colleague Eileen Harwood
• Featured Resources
  • H5N1: Stay safe and help stop the spread
  • Christopher’s Story: Stay safe around gasoline and open flames
  • Are youth mow ready?
• UMASH In the Field
  • ISASH 2024
  • Highlights from UMASH’s 2024 Spring gathering
  • Partnering for Progress in Agricultural Safety and Health
• Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Warming up the winter season with exciting new projects and partnerships
• Save the Date
  • Susan Goodwin Gerberich Symposium (formerly NORA Symposium)
  • 2024 Summer Public Health Institute
• Funding Opportunities
  • MCOHS Pilot Projects Research Training Program
• Looking back: The best of 2023
• The Faces of UMASH: Welcome back, Cassie!
• Featured Resources
  • 2024 Farm Safety Calendars
  • Telling the Story: Craig’s Story
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • Possible or Probable? MDH tracks potential farm-related injuries to prevent future risks
  • Honoring the life of Carol Peterson
• UMASH In the Field
  • Advancing agricultural safety in Washington DC
• Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Pausing to reflect: What’s happening at UMASH
• 2022-23 Annual Report
• Funding Opportunities
  • UMASH Community Forums: Aging on the Farm
  • CS-CASH Pilot/Feasibility Projects Program
  • MCOHS Pilot Projects Research Training Program
• UMASH says goodbye to Devon Charlier
• Featured Resources
  • Updated COVID-19 FAQ
  • Video: Farm Worker Sow Behavior Safety Tips
  • Stay Safe on the Road
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • 2022 FFA Farm Safety Beliefs Survey
• UMASH In the Field
  • NFMC Week Ag Centers Safety and Health Summit
  • NFMC Auction of Champions
  • John Gibbons visits UMASH and the University of Minnesota
  • Living Healthy, Farming Safely at MN Farmfest
• Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• A Summer of Reconnection and New Projects
• Save the Date
  • Minnesota Farmfest
  • UMASH Annual Forum: Aging on the Farm
• UMASH Website Survey
• UMASH Center Meeting
• Featured Resources
  • Counting Sheep on the Farm: Sleep Toolkit
  • 2023 Farm Safety Calendar
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • Electrical Safety
  • Anhydrous Ammonia Safety
  • Stay Safe Around Manure
  • Concentrating on Calves: Prep for a Safe and Successful Spring
  • Psychological Implications of Humane Endings on the Veterinary Profession (JAVMA)
  • Annie’s Project Turns 20 This Year
• UMASH In the Field
  • 2023 NORA Symposium
  • The Faces of UMASH
  • Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Supporting Agricultural Safety and Health Throughout the Lifespan
• Save the Date
  • Farm City Hub Club
  • North American Farm and Power Show
  • Commercial Animal Waste Technician Workshops
• SPH Behind the Scenes Video
• Featured Resources
  • 2023 Farm Safety Calendars
  • Sow Behavior Video
  • Farm Safety Check: Chemical Storage
  • Farm Safety Check: Manure Management
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • Promoting Safety and Health during Avian Influenza Outbreaks
• UMASH In the Field
  • Outreach Activities
  • Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• A Season of Renewal
• Ag Educator Resources for National Rural Health Day
• Featured Resources
  • Healthy Habits
  • Protect Your Back
  • Farm Safety Check
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • Dementia and Farm Safety
  • Needlestick Prevention
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day
  • 2022 National Farm Safety and Health Week
• UMASH In the Field
  • Outreach Activities
  • Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• A Busy Summer of Safety
• The UMASH Wellness Pavilion at Minnesota Farmfest
• Save the Date – National Farm Safety and Health Week
• Featured Resources
  • HPAI Toolkit
  • Eye Protection on the Farm
  • Youth Attitudes About Ag Safety
  • Turning the Page: Research Briefs Flipbook
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • Cutting and Storing Silage
• UMASH In the Field
  • Outreach Activities
  • Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
• Save the Date – Minnesota Farmfest
• Summer Outreach Season
  • ISASH 2022
  • Minnesota Farmfest
• Research Briefs
  • Multidisciplinary Network to Address Agriculture Worker Health and Safety Issues
  • Facilitating Return to Work for Injured and Ill Animal Agriculture Workers
• Featured Resources
  • HPAI Toolkit
  • Spring Safety on the Farm
  • Farm Safety Check: Towing
  • UMASH YouTube Channel
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • Tell a Story – Save a Life
• UMASH In the Field
  • Outreach Activities
  • Awards and Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Black History Month
• Save the Date
  • ASAP Week
  • MCOHS Pilot Projects RFP
  • NORA Symposium
• Resource Roundup
  • “What Mask Should I Wear?”
  • Cost Sharing Opportunities
  • UMASH Turns 10
• Featured Resource
  • Working Through Winter: Cold Stress Toolkit
• Faces of UMASH
  • Welcome Devon Charlier
  • Angie Johnson, NDSU Extension
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • Training Guides and Videos for Swine Producers
• Outreach Activities
  • Talking Total Farmer Health with Dr. Bender
  • Active @ Home Partner Project Featured in Hoards
• UMASH In the Field
  • FFA Career Development Event
  • UMASH 2021 Annual Report
• Research Briefs
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• A Season of Thankfulness
• Veterans and Agriculture
• Research Brief: MRSA Colonization and Infection in Swine Veterinarians
• Featured Resources
  • First Aid on the Farm
  • Caution with Calves: Stopping the Spread of Zoonotic Diseases
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • HACER Receives Community Star Award
• National Rural Health Day
• UMASH In the Field
  • Elementary Fall Field Days
  • National Farm Safety and Health Week
  • Healthy Harvest
  • Minnesota Farmfest
• UMASH In the News
• Faces of UMASH
  • Colin Yoder
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Hot Enough?!
• SAVE THE DATE:
  • Minnesota Farmfest – Aug 3-5
  • Field Day – Aug 24
• Emerging Issues Update: Aging on the Farm
• Featured Resources
  • Personal Health and Safety
  • Swine Producer Guides
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • NIOSH 50th Anniversary
  • Ag Communications Students Develop Farm Safety Messages
  • Drought Toolkit
• Things Are Changing at UMASH
• UMASH In the News
• UMASH Social Media Highlights
• Free Spanish Trainings for Immigrant Farm Workers in Minnesota
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• The Next Pandemic
• REGISTER NOW: COVID-19 in the Workplace Webinar
• National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants
• Featured Resources
  • COVID-19 Vaccine
  • New Updated UMASH Brochure
• Farm Safety Check: Antimicrobial Resistance
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight
  • Hergonomics
  • Bacterial Infections from Animals to People
• UMASH In the News
• UMASH Media Highlights
• Free Spanish Trainings for Immigrant Farm Workers in Minnesota
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Be Prepared
• SPOTLIGHT: Was that a part of the plan?
• Things are changing at UMASH
• New and Updated Resources
• Don’t Kiss the Calves
• SPOTLIGHT: Sending You a Signal
• UMASH Media Highlights
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• The Mooove to Virtual
• The UMASH Online Expo Lives On!
• Cultivating Resilience in Agricultural Communities
• New and Updated Resources
• Dairy Star – Promoting Worker Health and Safety for Immigrant Dairy Workers
• SPOTLIGHT: Safety Should Be a Team Sport in Dairies
• Our Invisible Guardians
• Janice Klodowski Awarded Agribusiness Leader Award
• Megan Schossow Featured in Ag Week: Stop, Think, Act
• National Farm Safety and Health Week

With the Summer 2020 issue, The UMASH Connector switched to a digital e-newsletter (not pdf).  

Inside this issue:

• Being Responsive: Addressing COVID-19 in Agriculture
• NORA Online Symposium – Productive Aging and Work: Creating an Age-Friendly Workplace
• COVID-19 Resources
• Stress and Mental Health Resources
• SPOTLIGHT: Living, working on farms increases risk of gastrointestinal illness
• Farm Safety Check: Stop, Think, Act
• 10 Ways to Teach Ag Health and Safety Online
• Recent Publications
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• UMASH – A Year in Review
• Support UMASH with Year End Giving
• Building Partnerships: NAMI Minnesota and Cultivating Resiliency
• Faces of UMASH: Meet Ana Contreras Smith
• UMASH Brings Health and Safety to Minnesota Farmfest
• SPOTLIGHT: Manure Safety Toolkit
• Farm Safety Check: Grain Bin Safety
• Partner Resource: Delivering Child Care in Agricultural Communities
• UMASH Featured Resources
• Changing Times: Bruce Alexander Accepts New Position at Colorado State University
• Recent Publications and Awards
• UMASH In the Field
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained – UMASH Highlights
• 2019 UMASH Annual Forum – Online registration now open!
• Wellness and Safety at Minnesota Farmfest
• SPOTLIGHT: Calm Handlers = Calm Cows
• Worker Protection Standard Farm Safety Check
• Ag Educator Resources
• 4H Videos on Food Safety and Biosecurity
• NEW Swine Videos
• Opportunities
• Recent Publications and Project News
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Forming Partnerships to Support the Mental Well-Being of Agriculture Communities
• Ag Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week
• Stress and Mental Health Partner Projects
• SAVE THE DATE: ISASH and Minnesota FarmFest
• Spring into Safe Agritourism Campaign
• Ag Education Resources
• MCOHS Pilot Project Funding
• Recent Publications and Project News
• Upcoming Events

Inside this issue:

• Spotlight: Stress and Mental Health
• Farm Safety Partner Campaign
• Telling the Story Project
• MMPA and UMASH Partnership
• Promoting Safety and Worker Health for Immigrant Dairy Workers
• MCOHS Pilot Project Funding
• Recent Publications and Awards
• New Resources from UMASH

Inside this issue:

• Building Resilient Agricultural Communities: A Working Forum
• UMASH Highlights
• Faces of UMASH: Meet Chela Vázquez
• 2018 NORA Symposium Recap
• UMASH Farm Safety Check
• Sharps Disposal Fact Sheets
• Order 11×17 Safety Posters
• US Ag Centers Pilot and Feasibility Projects Funding Opportunities

Inside this issue:

• Keeping a Safe Eye on What We Write, Say and Show in Agriculture
• Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week
• Safer Farm Animal Contact Exhibits (Safer FACEs)
• UMASH Highlights
• Down on the Farm Workshops: Supporting Farmers in Stressful Times
• UW Center for Agricultural Safety and Health 2018 County Farm Safety Grant
• ROPS Tractor Safety Rebate Program

Inside this issue:

• UMASH Shines a Light on Safety at Minnesota Farmfest
• Safety Alert – Micotil 300 (tilmicosin)
• National Farm Safety and Health Week – Safety Resources
• Roadway Safety during Harvest Season
• Safer ATV Riding on Farms and Ranches (6-part video series)
• UMASH Emerging Issues Program
• Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Pilot Project Funding
• Wisconsin Tractor Rollbar Rebates for 2017-2018

Inside this issue:

• Firefighters Could Be Key to Farm Safety
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight: Roadway Safety
• UMASH Farm Safety Check
• 2017 NORA Symposium
• Farms, Fairs, and Fun – Remember to Wash Your Hands!
• Additional Resources
• UMASH In the Field

Inside this issue:

• From Problem to Solution: Advances in Farm Safety
• 2017 NORA Save the Date – May 5, 2017
• UMASH Farm Safety Check
• Spotlight: Worker Protection Standard
• Farm Safety on the Agenda for MN Legislators
• UMASH Success Stories: Dairy Worker Safety Training
• Spanish Resource Database
• Agricultural Worker Safety and Health News Bi-weekly Email
• ASAP Week – March 5-11, 2017

Inside this issue:

• Bridging the Gap in Immigrant Dairy Worker Safety Training
• 2016 UMASH Annual Forum Recap
• 2016 National Farm Safety and Health Week Recap
• Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) Rebate Programs
• UMASH Renewal Funding for 2016-2021
• Agritourism Resources
• Ag Health and Safety Spotlight

Inside this issue:

• Partnerships Create Greater Impact in Agricultural Safety and Health (Annual Forum Follow-Up)
• Save the Date 2016 Annual Forum – Thursday, September 29 @ 6pm, University of Minnesota St. Paul
• Ag Health and Safety Resources
  • Spotlight: “Stress Less” with Good Stockmanship
  • AgriSafe Needlestick Prevention Webinar
  • UMASH YouTube Channel
• Funding Opportunities
  • 2016 GPCAH Pilot Grant Applications
  • National Children’s Center Ag Safety Grants
• 2016 NORA Symposium Recap
• Agritourism Resources
  • AgriSafe Agritourism Webinar
  • Safe Agritourism
  • Healthy Fairs and Petting Zoos
  • Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms
• UMASH Pilot Projects – 2016 Awards
• In the Field
  • New Tractor Safety Program in Minnesota
  • Driven to Discover at the Minnesota State Fair

Inside this issue:

• Turkeys and One Health
• Register for the 2016 NORA Symposium: Critical Challenges Facing Occupational Health and Safety – Today and Tomorrow
• UMASH Highlights of 2015
  • Building Partnership to Address Agricultural Health and Safety in the Upper Midwest
  • Seguridad Worker Training
  • Reducing Lost Days of Work
  • Dairy Stockmanship Training
  • Cutting Edge Research
  • Ag Safety Pledge to Raise Awareness
• UMASH Pilot Projects Program: New Projects Awarded in 2015
• Summer Public Health Institute

Inside this issue:

• 2015 Annual Forum Recap
• Avian Influenza Outbreak Resources
• 2015 NORA Symposium Recap
• UMASH Project Highlight – Seguridad en Las Lecherías
• Ag Health and Safety Resources
• Skin Cancer Research
• National Children’s Center Call for Proposals
• Ag Health and Safety Webinars

Inside this issue:

• UMASH Pilot Projects Call for Proposals
• MCN Spanish Webinar Series
• Integrating Safety in Agritourism
• New Needlestick Prevention Video
• 2015 National Ag Day
• University of Minnesota Summer Public Health Institute

Inside this issue:

• 2014 National Farm Safety Week
• UMASH at the Minnesota State Fair
• “What’s Behind Your Food” Survey
• UMASH at the Latino Summit
• National Farm Medicine Center Hosts OHIP Interns
• UMASH 2014 Pilot Project Awardees
• ASHCA Safety Grants Program
• Ag Health & Safety Spotlight – Rabies as an Immigrant Worker Health Issue on the Farm

Inside this issue:

• Healthy Fairs Workshops
• 2014 NORA Symposium Highlights
• Keeping Your Family and Visitors Safe on the Farm
• Website Survey
• UMASH In the Field

Inside this issue:

• The Changing Agriculture Workforce
• UMASH Pilot Projects Request for Proposals
• Healthy Fairs Workshops
• Resources for Agriculture Workers and Employers
• Spring Planning

Inside this issue:

• “Stress” Less with Good Stockmanship
• 2014 Finding Common Ground Forum
• UMASH Reader Connection Survey
• New Resources
• North American Agricultural Safety Summit Highlights

Inside this issue:

• MRSA and the Risk to Human and Animal Health
• 2013 UMASH Annual Forum Highlights
• UMASH 2013 Pilot Projects Awardees
• National Farm Medicine Center Develops New Interactive Tool: Farm MAPPER
• UMASH In the Field

Inside this issue:

• 2013 UMASH Annual Forum
• Needlestick Injuries in Animal Agriculture
• 2013 Finding Common Ground Highlights
• Ag Safety and Health Spotlight – Needlestick Risks
• UMASH In the Field

Inside this issue:

• 2013 Finding Common Ground Forum
• UMASH Pilot Projects Call for Proposals
• Agricultural Safety Consulting (ASC) Service
• Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)
• Ag Safety and Health Spotlight – Leo’s Story

Inside this issue:

• 2012 National Farm Safety & Health Week
• Project Spotlight – Surveillance for Zoonotic Diseases in Agricultural Workers in
  Minnesota
• UMASH Outreach and Engagement
• Ag Safety and Health Resources
• UMASH 2012 Pilot Project Awardees