It’s sum, sum, summertime! The corn is more than knee high across the state and farmers have settled into the season. The AgrAbility PA team has focused on behind-the-scenes client services – working with a wide range of new clients, farm types, and disabilities. A large part of this work Read more…
Spring has sprung in Pennsylvania which equated to temperature swings, periods of rain, and lots of activity across the Commonwealth for farmers as planting season began. The AgrAbility PA staff held a spring meeting with its Advisory Board. Staff reported project updates which included responses and results from farmer/customer surveys, Read more…
It was that time of year…the annual National Training Workshop (NTW) took place March 20-24 in Spokane, WA -- hosted by Washington AgrAbility and the National AgrAbility Project (NPA). Abbie Spackman and Kendra Martin attend the NTW and from the sessions to the special events – it was a memorable Read more…
Spring has sprung in Pennsylvania! Activities across the state and beyond have kept AgrAbility PA staff members busy, busy, busy! April began with Outreach Coordinator Kendra Martin attending a conference hosted by PA Veteran Farming Network. This annual event drew more than 100 Veterans from across the state. Several organizations Read more…
This article appeared in Lancaster Farming on Jan. 27, 2022. View the article on lancasterfarming.com. Thanks to recent funding from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, a Pennsylvania-based program that assists farmers with disabilities will have strong funding for the next four years. AgrAbility PA, a partnership Read more…
Staff from AgrAbility PA and Penn State Ag Safety and Health teamed up to host an interactive display at the 2022 Keystone Farm Show in York, Pa, during the first week of January. This three-day event is the largest commercial farm equipment and service provider show in the state! Nearly 100 attendees Read more…
Dairy Farmer and AgrAbility PA Customer Chelsi Shultz shared her story with Farm and Dairy -- an agricultural publication that has served the rural communities of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia for more than 100 years. Shultz was diagnosed with shoulder impingement in both shoulders. “It was all of that Read more…
December brought record-setting warm temperatures across the state. It was over 60 degrees on the last day of the year! The silver-lining is that farm assessments continued forward without weather disruptions. Dairy Farmer and AgrAbility PA Customer Chelsi Shultz shared her story with Farm and Dairy. Shultz was diagnosed with Read more…
Milder weather in the Mid-Atlantic region continued into the months of November and December – allowing AgrAbility PA to continue on with its scheduled farm assessments. AgrAbility PA participated in a number of online and virtual opportunities to network and raise awareness about the project, including the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Annual Conference, Farmer Veteran Coalition Read more…
AgrAbility PA staff has resumed fully on-site farm assessments for new farmers (with added health and safety precautions due to COVID-19). Staff have been following up with clients who have recently received assistive technology. One farmer purchased a pre-owned, side-entry skid steer with a low-interest loan through the state’s alternative financing Read more…