Maine AgrAbility

The newly chartered United Farmer Veterans of Maine, (the new iteration of the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Maine) is a resource hub for veterans who are actively farming or interested in getting into farming. If you are a veteran involved in agriculture or know of someone who is, consider joining the United Farmer Veterans of […]

Maine AgrAbility project director, Richard Brzozowski, and project coordinator, Lani Carlson spent a day on the Damariscotta River, touring and learning about oyster farming. During the course of the day, we learned hands-on about some of the farming tasks, tools and the processes of growing and harvesting oysters. We were able to meet and learn […]

Recently, National Farmers Union released 10 short ag safety videos. The videos are concise and relatively short with an average run time of 4 minutes. Video topics include general safety, PTO, rollover protection, ATVs, grain bins and augers, livestock, transporting equipment, handling chemicals, electrical safety, and behavioral hazards and child safety. To access the videos, […]

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Maine AgrAbility Project Coordinator Lani Carlson attended the 42nd Annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. This three-day event is the largest of its kind in New England — one dedicated to offering fishermen, clammers, lobstermen, aquaculturalists, and other related seafood industry participants, an opportunity to meet on neutral ground, with over 30 seminars related to the fishing […]

Maine AgrAbility finalized the article ‘Respirator Issues for Agricultural Workers’. Farmers at the Maine Farm Days event in Clinton, Maine, were surveyed about their awareness of contaminant exposure and their use of respirators on farms. Read the article here. Maine AgrAbility staffer, Ellen Gibson, presented “Gardening for the Long Term” as part of the Brunswick-Topsham […]

Maine AgrAbility staff and advisory council members spent 3 days the 75th Annual Agricultural Trades show. The theme of the booth was “Aging Farmers: What’s your body telling you?” It proved to be a fun way to engage people in how agriculture impacts them — reducing stress and feeling healthier to less strength and increased […]

Maine AgrAbility Project Manager Lani Carlson has been involved in several activities with the newly formed Farmer Veteran Coalition of Maine (FVC-ME). Like them on Facebook! On December 3rd, AgrAbility joined FVC-ME at the Blacksmith Restaurant in Searsport for the viewing of the filmGround Operations- Battlefields to Farmfields. The snowy evening event drew many supporters […]

The chain saw is one of the most efficient and productive portable power tools used in the industry. It can also be one of the most dangerous. If you learn to operate it properly and maintain the saw in good working condition, you can avoid injury as well as be more productive. The September 2015 […]