Maine AgrAbility

Alternative gardens go a long way toward providing accessibility for people who may not want to or can’t have a traditional garden in the ground.  Read more in the Bangor Daily News.

By Richard Brzozowski, Project Director Maine AgrAbility ABSTRACT: Offering annual Farm Tractor Safety trainings have been identified as important by farmers who employ youth in southern Maine.  Cooperative Extension has presented an effective 5-session course annually for over 25 years. The course includes classroom sessions, a shop session and tractor operation. For the past ten […]

FLATBED TRUCK LIFT — Modifications to farm equipment can help farmers continue farming. This flatbed truck lift will make most farm machinery accessible. It is mounted behind the cab of the truck. Users can bring the lift seat around to the driver’s door, transfer into the lift seat and go directly up and into their […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has published a bulletin that highlights training and education resources for military veterans to develop farming skills as they transition back into civilian life: Bulletin #2432, Guide to Veteran-to-Farmer Training Pilot Program Resources in Maine. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, as well as UMaine Extension, created the […]

AgrAbility Harvest is a newsletter that highlights the activities and impacts of AgrAbility, and is designed for agricultural producers, AgrAbility staff members, rehabilitation specialists, agriculture professionals, educators, legislators, or anyone else with an interest in the agriculture and disability arena. It is published in both electronic and print formats, and to receive print copies, please […]

Too often, when first responders arrive on the scene of a farm-related emergency, they don’t have the proper knowledge, training, personnel or equipment to manage the situation. Read more: Farm emergency action plans help first responders, save time.

Ouch! Preventing Pain (PDF) was in the December 2014 edition of the John Deere magazine The Furrow.

“Arthritis is a common problem among farmers, partly because the people who farm are older, but also because agricultural production is one of the most physically and psychologically stressful occupations,” says Amber Wolfe, the Arthritis Foundation Coordinator with the National AgrAbility Project, which is administered through Purdue University. Read more of the article written by […]

From the Bangor Daily News-Community Section (6/17/14); by Nancy Dumond Violette, President For more reasons than we know so far. In physical therapy, working around horses is calming and motivating; mounted work simulates walking, as well as integrating senses to develop better overall coordination. Many vets are turning to Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) and Equine […]

AgrAbility Harvest is a newsletter that highlights the activities and impacts of AgrAbility, and is designed for agricultural producers, AgrAbility staff members, rehabilitation specialists, agriculture professionals, educators, legislators, or anyone else with an interest in the agriculture and disability arena. The 2014 edition (PDF) highlights a few farming success stories; a Maine farmer is featured […]