2025 AgrAbility National Training Workshop

Schedule

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Monday, March 24th: 8 am – 6 pm at the Hotel Encanto

Pre-conference sessions

• 9 am – 4:30 pm: Mental Health First Aid $50 fee- lunch on your own
• 9 am – 4:30 pm: Boots to Business Reboot
• 1 pm – 4 pm:  New Staff Training
• 1 pm – 4:30 pm:  Worksite Assessment, Secondary Injury, and AT Selection- $25 fee  What is an AT Assessment   How to do an Ag AT Assessment
• 4:30 pm – 6 pm:  Poster Session and Reception Poster Descriptions

 

Tuesday, March 25th: 8 am – 5 pm at The NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum                 

• 8 am – 9 am:  Opening Conference Session
• 9:15 am – 10:15 am:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Farming Like it’s 2025!
  • Who’s Got Your BACK? We Do!
  • Everyone is Welcome! Proactively Ensuring Accessible Sites and Facilities at All of Your Agricultural and Outreach Events
  • Leadership, Management, and AgrAbility
• 10:15 am – 10:45 am Break
• 10:45 am – 12:15 pm:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Principles of Adult Learning that Influence Adoption of Reminder Apps and Empowering the Fields: Smart Phone Accessibility for Farmers
  • A Legacy of Resilience-An In-Depth Look at the Stories of Farmers and Ranchers Along with the Impact, Challenges, and Successes of Behavioral Health Services Supporting Colorado’s Agricultural Producers
  • Rural Preparedness: Strategies and Resources to Help Strengthen the Resilience of Families and Communities Handout 1   Handout 2
  • Knowledge, Attitudes, and Comfort Levels Toward People with Disabilities in Youth and Adult Extension Settings
  • Outdoor Show and Tell
• 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm :  Lunch
• 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • AgrAbility During Disaster–Considerations for Farmer, Farmworker, and Field Agent Response and Care
  • Why Do My Hands Hurt and What Can I Do About It?
  • ExtraOrdinary Days in the Ring
  • Targeting Youth Populations in Ag Programming
• 2:40 pm – 3:40 pm:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Small Farm Solar Applications
  • Gearing Up for Youth: Arthritis Prevention and Stress Management
  • Farmworker Health 101
  • A Deep Dive into Working Waterfront Cultural Competencies
• 3:40 pm – 4:00 pm:  Break
• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Ergonomic Friendly Farming
  • Farm Dinner Theaters: A Cultural Community Development Approach to Farm Safety and Mental Health Education
  • Farming with Purpose: How the New Mexico AgrAbility Project Supports Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through Adaptive Apprenticeship
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Services Panel
• 6:00 pm Banquet and Auction with Keynote Speaker

Wednesday, March 26th: 8 am – 5 pm

• 8:00 am – 9:00 am:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Virtual Reality as a Means to Inclusive Participation
  • Collaborating for Impact: Strengthening Call Centers and Helplines for Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Workers
  • Make an Impact: The How-To’s of Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Media Campaigns
  • Rural State, Lean Team. Working Strategically to meet Maine’s Agricultural Needs
• 9:10 am – 10:10 am:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Bee Well Bee Calm   Healing Hives Article
  • Master’s Students’ Exploration of Musculoskeletal Injuries Affecting Ranchers and Food Growers
  • Sustainability for SRAPs- A Report from the AgrAbility Supplemental Funding Workgroup
  • International Panel
• 10:10 am – 10:40 am:  Break
• 10:40 am – 12:10 pm:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Are You Looking Ahead? Strategies to Incorporate Low Vision into Your Everyday Assessment and Low-vision Smartphone AT
  • From Loss to Resilience-The Science of Grief
  • AgrAbility Quality of Life Profile Transitions and Relations to Independent Living and Working and Update on Economic Impacts of AgrAbility Study
  • Highlighting the Legacy Innovation Farming Economics Project and Discussion of Current Issues Facing Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
• 12:10pm – 1:40pm: Lunch
• 1:40pm – 2:40 pm: Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Indoor AT Show and Tell
  • Combating Heat and Cold Stress
  • Critical Conversations: Stress in Agricultural Occupations and Communities
  • Veteran Support “Where are you in your State” Tips and Tricks
• 2:50 pm – 3:50 pm:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Accessible Farm Shops
  • Naloxone Training: Responding to Opioid Overdose Layperson Naloxone Administration Handout   Naloxone Stigma Handout 
  • PI session
  • Partnerships: TN AgrAbility Helps Veterans Succeed with the TN New Farmer Academy and the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Tennessee
• 3:50 pm – 4:15 pm:  Break
• 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm:  Conference Breakout Sessions
  • Legal Issues Related to Farm Injuries
  • Managing Arthritis for Women in Agriculture
  • The Growing Worker Shortage, and the Healthful Healing of Working with Your Hands
  • The New York FarmNet Model of Support
• Dinner on your own

Thursday, March 27th: 8 am – 4 pm

Post-Conference Tours

OPTION 1 (Full Day Tour)  8 am-4:30 pm

Tour the White Sands National Park, The Museum of Space History, and Pistachioland (a pistachio farm and tourist attraction).

OPTION 2 – (Full Day Tour)  8 am-4:30 pm

Tour the NMSU Equine Therapy program, the NMSU Meat Lab, and the Santa Teresa Cattle Border Crossing.

OPTION 3 (Full Day Tour)  8 am- 4:30 pm

Tour the NMSU Chili Pepper Institute, a Pecan Orchard and a Cheese Processing Plant.