Since 2003, Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health has maintained this free listserv called Farm Families Alive & Well Updates. Now renamed the I-CASH Updates from the Field, the listserv has become an efficient way for a variety of healthcare professionals to receive monthly abstracts from recent research publications on rural and agricultural health and safety issues.
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Recent Update from the Field Topics:
May 2024: Horticulture and Orchard Safety
April 2024: Well Testing and Water Quality
March 2024: Controlled Burn Safety
February 2024: Cancer Prevention
January 2024: Farm Safety, Health, and Wellness Communication
December 2023: Snowmobile Safety
November 2023: Combine Safety
October 2023: Taking breaks – long hours on vibrating farm equipment 
September 2023: Farm safety walk-through/hazard assessment
August 2023: Livestock safety at the fair
July 2023: Power Take-Off (PTO) Shields
June 2023: Lawn Mower Safety for Children
May 2023: Chemical and Pesticide Storage
April 2023: Handling Facilities for Livestock
March 2023: Designated Areas for Bystanders/Guests
February 2023: Electrical Safety
January 2023: Youth Engagement
December 2022: Hypothermia and Frost Bite
November 2022: CO Poisoning
October 2022: Roadway Accidents
September 2022: Ventilation and Silos
August 2022: LOTO and Grain Bins
July 2022: Helmets
June 2022: Young Workers
May 2022: Needle Stick Injuries
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March 2022:
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January 2022: Telehealth
December 2021: Farm Transition Planning
November 2021: Confined Space
October 2021: Combine Fires 
September 2021: Hand Injuries
August 2021: Preventative Health Screenings
July 2021: Operator and Bystander Safety
June 2021: Livestock Handling System
May 2021: PTO Shields
April 2021: Ticks (2021)
March 2021: Well Water Testing
February 2021: Winter Weather
January 2021: Influenza Vaccination
October 2020: Hand/Finger Injuries
September 2020: All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
August 2020: Children and Farm Safety
July 2020: Mobile Apps
June 2020: COVID-19
May 2020: Ticks (2020)
April 2020: Stress
March 2020: Open Burns
February 2020: Zoonotic Disease Control
January 2020: Extreme Weather
December 2019: Emergency Planning
November 2019: Gas Monitors
October 2019: Farmer Suicide
September 2019: Falls from Heights
August 2019: Hearing Protection
July 2019: Heat Stress
June 2019: Farm Youth
May 2019: Whole Body Vibration
April 2019: Opioids and Pain Management 
March 2019: Roadway Safety
February 2019: Cold
January 2019: Resiliency
December 2018: Respiratory Health
November 2018: Manure Gas
October 2018: Grain Bin Safety
September 2018: Rural Opioids
August 2018: Sun Safety
July 2018: ATV Safety
June 2018: Telemedicine
May 2018: Rural Roadway Safety
April 2018: Physical Activity
March 2018: Ergonomics and Muskuloskeletal Disorders
February 2018: Farm Safety Planning
September 2017: Chemical Safety
January 2017: Farmer Suicides
December 2016: Farmer Depression
October 2016: Wind Turbines and Health
June 2016: Young Workers on Farms
May 2016: Farm Safety
April 2016: Farming and Noise Exposure
March 2016: Dairy Farm Hazards
February 2016: Farm Equipment Hazards
December 2015/January 2016: Farmers with Disabilities
November 2015: This and That
October 2015: Respiratory Symptoms in Ag Populations
September 2015: PPE on the Farm
August 2015: Recent Farm Injury Research
July 2015: Hearing Protection on the Farm
June 2015: Farm Equipment Safety
May 2015: Farmers and Safety II
April 2015: Farmers and Safety I