February was a cold and snowy month across much of the state, but staff members traveled to places near and far to connect with farmers. AgrAbility PA provided hands-on demos and activities with a focus on preventing secondary injuries during the Penn State Ag Safety Expo. Attendees included college faculty Read more…
Keystone Farm Show AgrAbility PA, Penn State Ag Safety and Health, and the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health teamed up to host an interactive display at the 2019 Keystone Farm Show in York, Pa. This three-day event is the largest commercial farm equipment and service provider show in the state! Over 130 attendees visited Read more…
AgrAbility PA staff provided an educational session at the Pennsylvania Women’s Agriculture Network Symposium on December 12, 2018. The session focused on pain management and creating ergonomic workspaces in the field, shop or office. The event was attended by female farmers from across the state. Hands-on demonstrations included a Stand Read more…
November 2018 was a busy month for AgrAbility PA staff across the state! The state also saw it's first glimpse of snow prior to Thanksgiving. 🙂 Here are some highlights: AgrAbility PA staff provided hands-on assistive technology demonstrations during the annual Penn State DuBois Assistive Technology Fair. This event is Read more…
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…
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…
The year was 1840: Martin Van Buren was president of the United States of America, Antarctica was discovered as a continent, and Philip Dean’s great-great-grandparents started a dairy farm in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It may seem like a long time ago – it was. But Philip thinks back to that Read more…
Staff represented AgrAbility PA at the 2018 Keystone Farm Show, the largest commercial farm equipment and service provider trade show in Pennsylvania. The show targets full-time production farmers in the Mid-Atlantic area. AgrAbility PA provided information to attendees about assistive technology, farm equipment modifications, financial resources, and secondary injury prevention. Read more…