Webinar: Safe Operation of ATVs and UTVs for Agriculture
2025-09-26 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Summary: Explore the leading causes of injuries and fatalities involving ATVs and UTVs in agricultural settings. Learn practical safety strategies and best practices to help prevent accidents and protect the agricultural community.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
To raise ATV and UTV owners and operators’ awareness of the hazards and promote safe operation of these machines.
Intended audience: Farmers, ranchers, parents, agriculture production workers, healthcare providers, emergency medical services, public health officials, government and legislative leaders, administrators.
Meet the Presenter: Bernard W Kennett (Bernie),Contract Instructor, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health “NYCAMH”
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Webinar: Wheels of Misfortune: Off-Road Vehicles on Public Roadways
2025-09-26 13:00 - 14:00
Summary: Off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility task vehicles (UTVs) are extremely popular and a common source of injury and death in rural areas, especially farms and ranches. While the use of ATVs/UTVs on public roadways increases the likelihood of a crash with another vehicle, the majority of roadway deaths and an even higher proportion of injuries on public roads are single ATV/UTV crashes not involving another motor vehicle.
ATVs/UTVs are designed for off-road use only, and manufacturers have strongly stated that they should not be operated on public roadways. In fact, the majority of deaths associated with these vehicles occur on public roads. Despite this, an increasing number of states, counties, and municipalities across the country are passing laws allowing ATVs/UTVs to operate on public roadways for transportation and recreational purposes. During this presentation, we will discuss the safety issues surrounding ATVs/UTVs on public roads and, in particular, the design elements of ATVs/UTVs that place their operators at greater risk on public roads. We will discuss how rural families can help protect themselves, their families, and employees from ATV/UTV-related crashes and injury.
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
List at least three design features of ATVs and UTVs that contribute to crashes and subsequent injury, and be able to discuss how these features make ATVs/UTVs vulnerable to problems on both paved and unpaved roads.
Identify at least three other factors that contribute to ATV/UTV-related crashes and injuries, and how they might decrease the risk to themselves, their families, and employees.
Understand and appreciate ATV/UTV safety messages they might share with others, and how they could be effective advocates for informed safety legislation regarding ATVs/UTVs.
Intended audience: Farmers, ranchers, parents, agriculture production workers, healthcare providers, emergency medical services, public health officials, government and legislative leaders, administrators
Meet the Presenter: Charles Jennissen, MD, Clinical Professor and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
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Monthly Mental Health Innovations Exchange- AgriStress Response Network
2025-10-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-03-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-04-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-06 10:00 - 11:00
Meeting Purpose:
The purpose of these monthly meetings is to engage innovative ideas and strategies to serve the farming and ranching community in the area of mental health. Please extend invitations to colleagues and other professionals that are interested in this subject.

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Interested in sharing a mental health innovation? Email Carey Portell cportell@agrisafe.org for more information on presenting at one of the AgriStress Response Network monthly meetings!

Webinar: QPR for Farmers and Farm Families
2025-10-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-10 14:00 - 15:30
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:

Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.

Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization? Contact Olivia Bury (obury@agrisafe.org) for more information!
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Continuing Education Information:
For Multiple Disciplines: This course is jointly provided by the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering.

For Community Health Workers: CHW and/or CHW-I CEUs are available through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Center for Community & Rural Health Education. See individual courses for additional information.

Webinar: Drive Present, Arrive Safe
2025-10-21 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Driving demands more than skill—it requires awareness, presence, and emotional control. This presentation explores how mindfulness practices can improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance safety on the road. Participants will learn how slow, intentional movements, calm breathing, and emotional regulation can help prevent reactive driving behaviors and fatigue-related crashes. The session also addresses the dangers of multitasking, drowsy driving, and “passive fatigue” caused by long, monotonous routes. Practical tools and take-home strategies—such as mindful breathing exercises, pre-drive check-ins, and healthy rest habits—equip drivers to stay alert and proactive. This session reminds participants that “Your mind and presence are your most important safety features.”
Objectives: During this presentation, attendees will learn…
How sleep impacts health and safety
The effects of drowsy and distracted driving
What mindfulness is
Tips and techniques for mindful driving
Intended Audience: Anyone who drives, with a particular focus on driver’s education students.
Meet the Presenter: Ashley Fenning, Food, Nutrition, and Health Instructor, Nebraska Extension
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To register for this training, you must have a free account in the AgriSafe Learning Lab. If you do not have an account, please create one here.

Webinar: New World Screwworm - Information for Healthcare Providers
2025-11-05 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: This session will review the clinical features, specimen handling, epidemiologic clues, and reporting steps for New World screwworm myiasis so clinicians can recognize when to consider this rare but serious parasitic infestation, emphasizing that common wound etiologies remain far more likely and that screwworm should be a low-probability diagnosis except when compatible wounds, visible larvae, and recent travel/exposure to endemic areas are present.
Objectives: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to…
Recognize key signs of New World screwworm myiasis and when to suspect it.
Manage initial bedside care: remove larvae, care for the wound, and preserve specimens.
Report suspected cases and communicate relevant travel or animal-exposure history to appropriate officials
Intended Audience: Healthcare professionals, community health workers, and anyone interested in learning more about the topic
Meet the Presenter: Andrew Hennenfent, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, State Public Health Veterinarian, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
To register for this training, you must have a free account in the AgriSafe Learning Lab. If you do not have an account, please create one here.
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Continuing Education Information
Continuing Medical Education: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association and AgriSafe Network. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Minnesota Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education for Multiple Disciplines: The University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, Education and Research Center offers contact hours for this activity. Upon completing the evaluation, learners will receive a certificate of completion. This course can meet continuing education requirements for a variety of professionals including: BGC criteria for IH/CIH professionals, BCSP criteria for safety professionals, and CPH criteria for public health professionals.
Please contact your accrediting agency regarding questions about receiving credits for this activity.

Webinar: Naloxone Training: Responding to Opioid Overdose
2025-11-13 13:00 - 14:00
Summary: Overdose deaths are a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States and the majority of overdose deaths involve opioids. This epidemic is impacting communities all across the country. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids when given in time. This session is designed to prepare communities and non-medical public and safety professionals to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will learn the warning signs of opioid overdose and how to intervene safely using naloxone.
Intended Audience: All communities, academia, workplace employers and employees
Objectives: At the end of this webinar participants will be able to…

Identify risk factors for opioid intentional and nonintentional overdose
Recognize the signs of opioid overdose
Respond effectively to an opioid overdose
Correctly administer intranasal naloxone

Presenter: Tara Haskins, DNP, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, Total Farmer Health Director, AgriSafe Network

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Continuing Education Information:
For Multiple Disciplines: This course is jointly provided by the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering.

For Community Health Workers: CHW and/or CHW-I CEUs are available through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Center for Community & Rural Health Education. See individual course for additional information.

Webinar: Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training
2025-11-17 14:00 - 15:30
Summary: CALM (Conversations on Access to Lethal Means) is a suicide prevention training that encourages the safe storage of lethal means (firearms and medications) during a suicidal crisis. By temporarily putting time and distance between a suicidal person and highly lethal means, a life may be saved. CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means was originally created as a workshop designed for mental health professionals.
Conversations on Access to Lethal Means were developed for communities because everyone can benefit from this training. This training is not anti-gun or anti-drug and is designed to be a specific effective part of suicide prevention.
Intended Audience: All communities of interest in suicide prevention
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…

Increase their knowledge about suicide facts
Learn how to inquire about the accessibility of lethal means
Learn how to suggest safe storage
Appraise results of lethal means reduction in countries outside the U.S.
Practice their new skills through group discussion

Presenters: Olivia Bury, MA, LPC, Behavioral Health Coordinator

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Continuing Education Information:
For Multiple Disciplines: This course is jointly provided by the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering.

For Community Health Workers: CHW and/or CHW-I CEUs are available through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Center for Community & Rural Health Education. See individual courses for additional information.

Webinar: Avian Influenza Prevention Measures for Dairy Workers - Roundtable Discussion with Stakeholders
2026-01-06 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Join this free webinar to learn the latest information on avian influenza threats affecting workers and animals in the dairy industry. Hear from industry leaders and public health researchers as they share current insights, risks, and prevention strategies.
Meet the Presenters: Matthew Nonneman, PhD, CIH, Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health and Kris Bousquet, Executive Director, Nebraska State Dairy Association
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Webinar: Empowering Farmers and Ranchers with Disabilities through Assistive Technology
2026-01-08 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Join this session to learn how assistive technology is transforming agriculture for farmers and ranchers with disabilities—and how, together, we can build more inclusive rural communities.
Objectives: During this presentation, attendees will learn…
Physical and cognitive disabilities can create real obstacles in daily farm operations.
This might include mobility issues—like climbing onto a tractor or navigating rough terrain—or sensory impairments like limited vision or hearing. Cognitive disabilities, such as those caused by brain injuries or conditions like PTSD, can affect decision-making and time management.
Beyond the physical, there are economic and social challenges.
Adaptive equipment can be costly, and many rural communities lack support services. There’s also the stigma. Isolation. A lack of understanding. We will discuss that despite these challenges, many farmers persevere—especially when given the right tools.
Intended Audience: All people working with or in the agriculture community, especially those with disabilities or working with people with disabilities.
Meet the Presenter: Cindy Kovar, BS, CPST, CarFit Technician & Coordinator, AARP Certified Instructor
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Webinar: Avian Influenza Prevention Measures for Poultry Workers - Roundtable Discussion with Stakeholders
2026-01-13 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Join this free webinar to learn the latest information on avian influenza threats affecting workers and animals in the poultry industry. Hear from industry leaders and public health researchers as they share current insights, risks, and prevention strategies.
Meet the Presenters: Matthew Nonneman, PhD, CIH, Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, and Mathew Spencer, CSP, SHRM-CP, Vice President HR & Safety Programs, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
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