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
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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.
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.
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.
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