UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been awarded funding from the U.S Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide assistance to individuals farming with disabilities. A $180,000 USDA-NIFA grant will support AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians (AgrAbility PA), which is a partnership between Penn Read more…
Penn State students of Delta Theta Sigma -- a social professional agricultural fraternity -- are hosting a fundraiser for an AgrAbility client! Funds raised will provide assistance to Matt, a garlic farmer in Central Pennsylvania who is living with multiple sclerosis. The primary fundraiser is a dinner this week in Read more…
Ryan Frye was like most graduating high school students in 2005 – ready to start the next chapter in his life. The Blairsville, Pa. native was looking forward to full-time work on his family’s farm, RDR Farms, started by his grandfather in 1978. The farm had encompassed Ryan’s whole life. Read more…
It didn't take much to convince 22,000+ people to flood the KeyBank Pavilion on Sept. 16 in Burgettstown, Pa. (near Pittsburgh) to support farmers and agriculture -- Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, and several other artists certainly helped. 🙂 We're talking about Farm Aid -- Willie Read more…
AgrAbility PA took part in Penn State's 2017 Ag Progress Days in August at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center near University Park. It was one for the record books with pleasant weather, thousands of people in attendance, and excellent representation from agricultural vendors, organizations, and more! Ag Progress Read more…
AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians will participate in Penn State's 2017 Ag Progress Days, which takes place on Tuesday, August 15 through Thursday, August 17 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rocks Spring. Ag Progress Days is Pennsylvania's largest outdoor agricultural exposition. AgrAbility PA is teaming up with the Read more…
What to Expect During an On-Farm Occupational Therapy Evaluation Occupational therapy (OT) is a healthcare profession that focuses on helping people participate in the meaningful activities they need and want to do. Occupational therapists enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health Read more…
AgrAbility PA recognized three FFA chapters from the mid-state – Cumberland Valley, Central Columbia, and Columbia-Montour A.V.T.S. – as winners in its inaugural Bridging Horizons PA Contest. The contest provided an opportunity for any Pennsylvania FFA Association chapter to make a positive impact in their community by enhancing independence or Read more…
It was a busy day in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 22. And not only because it was the day that Senate Republicans shared their version of a healthcare reform bill. Although that certainly added to the political atmosphere. 🙂 AgrAbility PA joined the National AgrAbility Project for a day Read more…
Todd Zimmerman knows all about the benefits of working with an occupational therapist (OT) to ease his pain and better his workflow around the farm. He had the opportunity through AgrAbility PA and the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to receive on-farm visits from a licensed OT practitioner in Read more…