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2024 Board of Directors Application Now Open!
Nominations for the Board of Directors at AgriSafe are now open! Please visit this survey link to apply. You can nominate yourself or nominate someone else. Applications are due NovemberRead More
Gratitude and Continuing Nursing Education
Gratitude is a word that holds so much meaning…especially as we look back on Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday, and look forward to the winter holidays and time to spend with friends andRead More
Rooted in Diversity: National Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month. AgriSafe is proud to celebrate the ongoing contributions Native Americans and indigenous cultures have made to the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries. AgriSafe would alsoRead More
Rooted in Diversity: LGBTQIA+ Farmers
Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, or as another non-heterosexual or non-cisgender identity (LGBTQIA+) are historically undercounted in census data, which means that theirRead More
Rooted in Diversity: Native Americans
AgriSafe would like to recognize how the sacrifices of Native American farmers have shaped today’s agriculture. America’s agriculture industry would not be the same if it were not for theRead More
Rooted in Diversity: Black History Month
February is nationally recognized as Black History Month. AgriSafe would like to recognize and celebrate Black history and the contribution Black farmers have made and continue to make to theRead More
AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Spotlight: Whitney Sonnen
Meet Whitney Sonnen, RN (a graduate of the 2020 AgriSafe Nurse Scholar program). Whitney is a registered nurse at a Critical Access Hospital with a Level 4 Trauma Designation. The populations sheRead More
NIH COVID-19 research addresses health disparities in testing
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to honor and celebrate Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S. It also is a time to recognize health differencesRead More
How NIH and NLM help during COVID-19
As experts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and across the world address public health emergencies like COVID-19, NIH is there. This spring, NIH and the Foundation forRead More