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Agriculture for Life: Health Promotion and Successful Farming and Ranching for Ag Families, written by NAP consultant Carla Wilhite and former Oklahoma AgrAbility director Linda Jaco with editorial assistance from Jan Johnston at Oklahoma State University, provides a wealth of helpful guidance, including useful checklists, relevant to both AgrAbility staff and clients. This extensive publication…

AgrAbility: A USDA Program with Demonstrated Impact is a 4-page publication, contains a basic description of AgrAbility’s services, key statistics about the program’s outreach and impact, and a success story of a program client. Featured is a recent study that indicates a significant increase in quality of life and independent living and working levels for AgrAbility clients as…

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All military veterans and family are invited to join Indiana AgrAbility on August 12th, 2017 at Crowl Cattle in Lafayette, IN. Cadel, a U.S. Army veteran and Rebecca Crowl run their farm with a focus on herd genetics, management practices, and quality. Cows are grazed on locally rented pastures and weaned calves are retained for…

After the president’s initial budget recommended eliminating all USDA funding for AgrAbility/farm safety, both the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees recommended restoring AgrAbility/farm safety funding at its current level. However, this does not guarantee that AgrAbility funding will be included in the final federal budget for FY18. The process, in short, is (according to…

NOTE: see the newer post on the House Appropriations Committee recommendation to restore AgrAbility funding. _________________________________________ Over the past 25 years, USDA/NIFA has been able to support the AgrAbility Program as part of discretionary appropriations under the line item “AgrAbility/Farm Safety.” Since 2015, the line item has provided an annual sum of $4,601,000 to support…

The National AgrAbility Project’s veteran outreach coordinator, Cindy Chastain, provided testimony, along with other veterans involved in agriculture, during this hearing. [youtube video=ZlIVI_3aXcM]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The National AgrAbility Project has released a new video explaining the therapeutic and economic benefits of agriculture for current and former members of the armed services and how veterans can successfully transition into careers in farming. The video, called “The Next Mission: Breaking Down Barriers for Veterans in Agriculture” is posted…

Farmer Veteran Coalition will host the third annual Farmer Veteran Stakeholders Conference—United We Farm—November 30 to December 2, 2016 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. For the third consecutive year, farmer veterans from across the nation will come together for the largest gathering of the military and agricultural communities for three days of…

Inspiring video about what AgrAbility, VR (vocational rehabilitation services), and our clients can do. William Meyer has a T-4 spinal cord injury but has returned to his fields and to horseback to continue working the family cattle operation. [youtube video=nqdxAtvMtEA]

In order to stay on the cutting edge of web technology, the National AgrAbility Project has converted over from the former desktop-only web content to a new mobile-optimized website. New features of the site include: Mobile friendly “responsive” design Compensates for the user’s screen size for better mobile viewing Intelligent image loading (performance enhancing) More…

This 23-page booklet covering topics like arthritis basics, gardening pre-planning, tools and accessories, overall health, pain management, and small scale fruit and vegetable production. A Spanish translation is available from the Arthritis Foundation Get a copy or link to the translation.

This 23-page booklet covering topics like arthritis basics, gardening pre-planning, tools and accessories, overall health, pain management, and small scale fruit and vegetable production. Get a copy.

As AgrAbility celebrates its 25-year anniversary during 2016, we’re highlighting 25 of the thousands of stories that illustrate how the program has impacted the lives of people all around the nation, and even those in other countries.

The AgrAbility Virtual National Training Workshop (VNTW) is the foremost online educational event addressing issues related to disability in agriculture. The mission of the NTW is to empower professionals and consumers through education, networking, assistance, and marketing. View the 2015 VNTW archives

Save a spot to attend the Rheumatoid Arthritis webinar by Randall J. Reed, M.D.

Save the date for the 2016 AgrAbility National Training Workshop in Fort Collins, Colorado.

The 2015 Online Virtual NTW is scheduled for December 1-3. Get all the details and the schedule on the Virtual NTW page.

Check out this article, A Growing Need for Accessible Agriculture, on AgrAbility posted by INDATA, Indiana’s assistive technology program and collaborating organization on the Indiana AgrAbility Project. Read the article.

Download the latest edition of the AgrAbility Harvest Newsletter, or get past issues.

Down on the Farm, by Devon O’Brien/PN magazine, views AgrAbility through the lens of two success stories. PDF version About the author: Devon O’Brien works an editorial coordinator for PVA Publications. Her previous writing includes covering food and travel at Midwest Living, Food Network Magazine, Kraft Food & Family and Diabetic Living. She can be…

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