News

• Safety acronym invites farmers to Consider All Risks, in Every situation – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 11/11/16

• Cara Hamann talks about road safety and National Farm Safety and Health Week in an interview on KLGR  

• Farmer touts safety mantra years after close call – Brad Guse & S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today  9/16/19

• Press Release: Studies may be underreporting farm injuries – J. Patterson, GPCAH 9/12/19

• Press Release: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health works to keep agricultural communities informed about safety – J. Patterson, GPCAH  9/9/19

• Mowing mistakes on slopes can claim lives, limbs & Mowing reminders – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today  7/24/19

• Diane Rohlman, director of University of Iowa’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program, discusses the agricultural safety course held at Northeast Iowa Community College – Telegraph Herald 6/12/19

• Safety Watch: Man counts good fortune following ATV accident – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today 5/13/19

• For May Mental Health Awareness Month, Dairy Girl Network is Offering a Mini-Series on Behavioral Health Topics -The Bullvine 5/6/19

• Iowa organization works to break stigma of mental illness in agricultural communities -Daily Iowan 5/5/19

• May Is Mental Health Awareness Month: Join the U.S. Ag Safety and Health Centers’ Effort to Promote Resources for Farmers and Rural Communities –Rural Health Information Hub 4/30/19

• Symptoms of Stress: Important to talk about situations, help people find mental health resources –Agrinews 4/18/19

• Safety Watch: Rollover protection a critical safety strategy for small farms –Brandi Jannsen 4/15/19

• Press Release: Child Agricultural Injury Prevention Workshop part of world safety conference, June 23-24, Des Moines, IA

• Press Release: Interested in funding your efforts to keep farmers, workers, and their families safe? Apply for a GPCAH $30,000 pilot grant award today. -Jenn Patterson, 3/19/19

• Safety Watch: Broadcaster shares run-in with steer that broke her hand -Steph Leonard, 3/9/19

• GPCAH Investigator Profile: Amanda Holmstrom, PhD, Michigan State University University of Iowa  – Jenn Patterson, 2/28/19

• University of Iowa researchers launch new website to map pesticide drift  -GPCAH Staff, 1/18/19

• Down on the Farm  -U.S. News and World Report, 10/24/18

• Telling the Story – Website brings together farm stories of safety and survival -S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today

• Website aims to share stories of injury on the farm -Post Bulletin – Agri News, 2 August 2018

• Bale or BALE?  Safe handling could prevent hardship caused by hay bales – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today

• Think about spring training before spring planting begins – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today

• 20/20 Hindsight – Elders show importance of eye protection – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today

• Farm safety doesn’t happen by accident – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today

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Upcoming Events

Stress on the Farm: Strategies to Help Each Other part of Farm Bill: ARC/PLC & Farm Financial Decisions Meetings
Various dates throughout November
Various locations throughout IA

2019 Iowa Rural Health Association/Midwest Rural and Agricultural Safety and Health Joint Conference 
November 13-14, 2019
Marshalltown, IA

Stress on the Farm: Strategies to Help Each Other part of Farm Bill: ARC/PLC & Farm Financial Decisions Meetings
Various dates throughout December
Various locations throughout Northwestern IA