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 Read more…
The month of March was about the National Training Workshop in Madison, Wisconsin! AgrAbility PA staff members were thrilled to surrounded by colleagues and friends. Thanks to the National AgrAbility Project and AgrAbility of Wisconsin for a phenomenal week of Read more…
February brought several opportunities to further outreach initiatives as well as educational presentations. Outreach Initiatives Mid Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention: AgrAbility shared space with the PA Office of Rural Health’s Worker Protection Standard display at this regional convention. Information 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 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 Read more…
USDA-NIFA grant will enable AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians (AgrAbility PA) to enhance programs and increase assistance to farmers across the state UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded funding to Penn 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 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 Read more…
November was a busy month for AgrAbility PA staff members. A highlight was the return of an in-person event: the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s 71st Annual Meeting. Dr. Suzanna Windon and Linda Fetzer both presented sessions at the conference, covering topics Read more…
October was a full month for AgrAbility PA. Staff members were able to meet in-person with the AgrAbility PA Advisory Board. It was great to be together! There was lots of discussion on ways to take certain aspects of the Read more…