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Building Resilient Agricultural Communities: A Process for Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Agricultural Communiti...

Published in Journal of agromedicine

The impacts of stress on physical and mental health are increasingly salient, and understanding how occupational stress interacts with occupational health and safety will shape conditions and cultures for workers. The Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) recognized a need to better understand occupational stressors and mental...

Pesticide Safety Behavior among Cocoa Farmers in Nigeria: Current Trends and Determinants.

Published in Journal of agromedicine

There is a strong link between pesticide exposure risk and farmers' safety behavior. However, there is a lack of understanding of farmers' safety behavior in pesticide use and the psychological factors that influence it, especially in Nigeria. This study aimed to identify safety behaviors in pesticide use and their determinants among cocoa farmers ...

Agricultural Automation & Autonomy: Safety and Risk Assessment Must be at the Forefront.

Published in Journal of agromedicine

Labor Shortage Poses Safety Challenges for Growing Agritourism Industry.

Published in Journal of agromedicine

Trends: Agritourism is increasingly popular, generating the need for additional employees. Given the labor shortages in the U.S., this motivates producers on agritourism operators to develop strategies to address the labor shortages, some of which could impact worker safety. Research and current initiatives: Contributing factors to labor shortages ...

The TN Visa: The Future of Foreign Workers in Livestock Production.

Published in Journal of agromedicine

Agricultural employers have faced extreme challenges in recruiting and retaining an adequate workforce. Various societal changes have made hiring local workers into agricultural jobs difficult. Therefore, there is a growing reliance on foreign workers and visa programs to meet labor demands. One such program, the TN visa, can be an effective and us...

Could Wearables Protect Youth and Children on Farms?

Published in Journal of agromedicine

Thinking the Future of Agricultural Worker Health on a Warming Planet and an Automating Farm.

Published in Journal of agromedicine

Over the last 20 years, earth's increasing surface temperature has dramatically altered local climates and risks associated with agricultural work. In parallel, increasing automation has continued to be a hallmark of innovation in agriculture, promising to lower the economic and health externalities of labor in food production by reducing worker de...

Future of Work in Agriculture.

Published in Journal of agromedicine

Protecting Young Agricultural Workers: The Development of an Online Supervisor Training.

Published in Journal of agromedicine

Adolescents and young adults working in agriculture are at greater risk of injury. We describe the development of an online safety and health training for people who hire, teach, or supervise young agricultural workers. The online training targeted specific skills supervisors can use to effectively supervise, train, and communicate with young worke...

1955: The Entre` of Medicine and Public Health into the Field of Agricultural Occupational Safety and Health.

Published in Journal of agromedicine

The University of Iowa Institute of Agricultural Medicine (IAM) played a significant role in the development of the field of agricultural medicine. This article is an excerpt from the electronic book The Institute of Agricultural Medicine: an Iowa Idea - Worldwide Impact, 2021 (https://pressbooks.uiowa.edu/agriculturalmedicinehistory/) which provid...