AgriSafe is hosting a variety of free, daily webinars during National Farm Safety and Health Week, September 19-25, 2021. Click on the event titles below for more information and to register. A Look at Stress and Mental Health During COVID-19 and the Impacts on Farmers and Other Sectors (1:00 pm EDT) Hurricane Michael was the […]
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AgriSafe is hosting a variety of free, daily webinars during National Farm Safety and Health Week, September 19-25, 2021. Click on the event titles below for more information and to register. What’s New in Tractor and Agricultural Vehicle Safety (1:00 pm EDT) Tractors have traditionally been a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries on […]
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Maine AgrAbility News Maine AgrAbility’s Boots-2-Bushels continued with its monthly in-person workshops in August at Rustic Roots Farm, in Farmington, ME. Farmers Erica and Dave talked about their SARE grant, small tools needed for a mostly no-till farm, how they run their various farm shares. The hands-on learning continues to be successful. Our first […]
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By Cheryl Tevis1 Reprinted with permission from the National AgrAbility Project. Mike Koepke was 13 when he began helping his dad on the family farm near Cut Bank, Montana. “My older brother told me he wasn’t coming back after college, so I decided to make agriculture my life,” he says. In 1982 he and his […]
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By Brie Weisman, Occupational Therapist Also published by Commercial Fisheries News August 2021 If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 Maine FishAbility: Fishing & Mental Health Issues Imagine working with an untreated broken arm. The pain is excruciating, your efficiency may be dramatically reduced. Your safety […]
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MDOL’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation partners with employers to match them with Maine’s underemployed AUGUSTA– Designed to meet Maine’s immediate and ongoing workforce needs, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is helping Mainers with disabilities seize job opportunities and employers find the talent they need in this tight labor market. September is Workforce Development Month, […]
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By Brie Weisman, Occupational Therapist with Maine LogAbility Also published by Loggers Voice Have you developed arthritis in your hands that compromises your ability to grip tools, but are otherwise healthy and strong and wish to continue working? Have you become less flexible over the years, where you can’t turn to look directly behind you […]
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Maine AgrAbility News Maine AgrAbility’s Boots-2-Bushels continued with its monthly in-person workshops. In July, the group met at Stonecipher Farm in Bowdoinham to learn about no-till farming practices. The hands-on learning is proving to be a successful learning method. Our most recent article in the Commercial Fisheries News is about fishing and energy conservation. […]
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By Brie Weisman, Occupational Therapist Also published by Commercial Fisheries News Tendonitis is tendon irritation or inflammation caused by repetitive motion. Better known as tennis elbow, it can affect any joint. Symptoms include tenderness, swelling, stiffness, weakness in the affected area, as well as numbness and tingling in extremities. Fishing is the very definition of […]
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The National AgrAbility Project is presenting Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture this summer. The series will convene for five consecutive Tuesdays beginning July 27 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET. Click here for the registration form. All sessions are free. Those already registered for the 2021 AgrAbility National Training Workshop Virtual Sessions are automatically […]
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