May 2020: AgrAbility PA Project Highlights

Published by agrabilitypa on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020

AgrAbility PA staff continues to work and provide services and support to farmers and ag workers throughout the state. As waves of counties in the state of Pennsylvania transition from red to yellow to green phases, the safe reopening of the state is a welcome sign. The staff expects to see an increase in farm visits in the summer months ahead, as calls and inquiries for AgrAbility PA services has been steadily rising this spring. The staff has seen an increase in overall website and social media traffic.

AgrAbility PA staff is reaching out to some of the farmers that the project has worked in recent times to learn more about how COVID-19 has impacted their operation. The project plans to use this information in a resourceful way to assist other farmers.

More publicity for the students connected to Tyrone FFA Chapter as they “walk the walk” to learn about farmers with disabilities. Their story was featured on AGDaily. The story was previous shared in Lancaster Farming's print edition in March 2020.