Summer has been sizzling for the staff of AgrAbility PA – and not only because Pennsylvania has experienced one of the hottest summers on record this year! Farm assessments were plentiful, outreach events had increased crowds, and awareness of AgrAbility’s services and support continues to reach new audiences across the 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…
August brought the return of Ag Progress Days to Penn State University’s research fields. The three-day event is Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural exposition with over 400 exhibitors from the United States and Canada. It was great to see Life Essentials take at the event. The weather kept staff on 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 health condition by providing services and support they need to 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…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been awarded funding from the U.S Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide assistance to individuals farming with disabilities. A $180,000 USDA-NIFA grant will support AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians (AgrAbility PA), which is a partnership between Penn Read more…
Penn State students of Delta Theta Sigma -- a social professional agricultural fraternity -- are hosting a fundraiser for an AgrAbility client! Funds raised will provide assistance to Matt, a garlic farmer in Central Pennsylvania who is living with multiple sclerosis. The primary fundraiser is a dinner this week in Read more…
The Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State Extension is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with UCP Central PA to implement AgrAbility PA, a project funded through the US Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. AgrAbility PA assists farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers Read more…