AgrAbility PA staff member Abbie Spackman and AgrAbility PA’s Occupational Therapist Dwight Heller provided a two-hour training session to PA’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. The training session was broadcast through video conferencing to all the state offices. Abbie provided information Read more…
AgrAbility PA staff kicked off 2020 by exhibiting at two of the state's largest agricultural events of the year in the month of January: Keystone Farm Show and 104th Pennsylvania Farm Show. Staff members answered questions, shared resources, and provided hands-on demonstrations. This Read more…
About the Farm: Located in Paxtonville, Snyder County | 55 dairy cows with young stock and 120 head of cattle The Back Story: Andrew was born on the farm – it’s always been a part of his life. His father Read more…
The AgrAbility PA staff spent time in December preparing and prepping for big events at the start of 2020 – two statewide farm shows and other key events and happenings. Looking forward to connecting with AgrAbility colleagues in the coming year! AgrAbility PA partnered with the PA Read more…
AT Awareness Day at Penn State DuBoisAgrAbility PA demonstrated farm and garden assistive technology during the Penn State DuBois Assistive Technology Awareness Day on Nov. 7. This annual event is co-hosted by Pennsylvania’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and Penn State DuBois’ Occupational Therapy Program. Students, faculty, service Read more…
Suzanna Windon and Linda Fetzer, of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, have been appointed to leadership roles with the AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians Project, also known as AgrAbility PA. AgrAbility PA assists farmers and agricultural workers who have a disability or long-term Read more…
AgrAbility PA hosted a regional workshop Oct. 8-9 in conjunction with the National AgrAbility Project. This two-day workshop provided an opportunity to learn more about occupational therapy and assistive technology on the farm – working together to keep farmers farming! Thanks Read more…
Working with AgrAbility PA and PA’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Brian has been able to succeed on his farm and continue his passion for agriculture. Brian Shepperson started farming after graduating from high school. It wasn’t long after working for Read more…
In addition to preparing for the upcoming AgrAbility PA Regional Workshop, staff from the Agrability PA team was quite busy in September with a few end-of-summer events and meeting, as well as travel to farms across the state. Child Ag 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, Read more…