The Pennsylvania Capitol became a one-stop resource for people living with physical and cognitive disabilities today as a multitude of public and private providers gathered in the Main Rotunda for State Sen. Christine Tartaglione’s annual Disability Awareness Day in Harrisburg. Legislators and visitors to the Capitol met with staff from Read more…
AgrAbility PA exhibited at Penn State University’s annual Ag Progress Days event in August. This event is the Super Bowl equivalent for not only Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences but for hundreds of vendors, exhibitors, strategic partners, ag researchers, ag educators, ag safety specialist, equipment dealers, and more with over Read more…
Twilight Dairy Farm tour, Instagram takeover, and prepping for Ag Progress Days (in August) have kept AgrAbility PA busy in July. AgrAbility PA partnered with Penn State Extension to provide information about AgrAbility resources and managing stress on the farm to attendees at an Extension Twilight Tour. This evening event Read more…
From Mental Health First Aid training to Philip Dean's story in Hoard's Dairyman, June has been a busy month for AgrAbility PA. AgrAbility PA staff hosted and participated in a Mental Health First Aid USA training for Extension educators and Ag professionals. Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour Read more…
Milk & Honey, Turn-Up the Dial, and Wheels for Woods round out some of AgrAbility PA's highlights for May. AgrAbility PA staff dabbled in Milk & Honey during the month of May. That's part of the sweet name that makes up Tim Wallace'spassion project in his retirement from teaching elementary Read more…
Annual Advisory Board Meeting, Webinar on Communicating with Farmers Under Stress, and presentation to Women in Ag rounds out some of AgrAbility PA activity in April. AgrAbility PA held their annual Advisory Board meeting in State College, Pa. It was a day full of information, brainstorming, and planning for the Read more…
AgrAbility PA spent a portion of the month of March preparing for and participating in the National AgrAbility Project's National Training Workshop, which took place in Portland, Maine. The coastal scenery was mixed with snow and sunshine during our visit! Several staff members from AgrAbility PA attended and presented at Read more…
PASA Annual Conference, Tree Fruit School, and AgrAbility PA mentioned in Hoard's Dairyman are a few highlights from February. AgrAbility PA staff participated in the annual Farming for the Future Conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA). This was an excellent opportunity to share AgrAbility PA information Read more…
The following list of educational and financial resources are available for dairy farmers. From dairy education and youth in agricultural to farm profitability and business tools, there is something to learn or a new connection that can be made for dairy farmers across the state of Pennsylvania. Educational Penn State Read more…
Each year, AgrAbility PA works with dairy farmers throughout the state to make recommendations on assistive technology devices that are available to help in and around the dairy barn. Some of these options include: Rail system: This system acts as a carrier for the milking units in a tie stall Read more…