Maine AgrAbility

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 […]

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 […]