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Helping to Negate Risk in Farm Management
AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians
What is AgrAbilty?
AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians assists farmers and farm family members who are coping with a disability or long-term health condition. AgrAbility is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture and is a partnership of Penn State Cooperative Extension and Easter Seals Central Pennsylvania. Currently, there are AgrAbility projects in 24 states throughout the United States.
Examples of Client Disabilities
• Amputation• Arthritis• Back injury• Chronic pain• Head injury• Health conditions
• Hearing impairment• Heart conditions• Respiratory diseases• Spinal cord injury• Visual impairment
How AgrAbility Can Help
• Provide on-site assessments of farm operations• Recommend farm equipment adaptations, home
modifications, & adaptive equipment• Provide peer & caregiver support• Refer families to service providers & funding
sources• Offer education and training
Assistive Technology
• Extra Steps
• Hitches
• Lifts
• Utility Vehicles
• Hand Controls
• Hand Tools
George Townley: Beef Producer• Stroke Victim
Power Lift
Bob Stone:Bob Stone:Replacement Cattle, Replacement Cattle, CropsCrops • Diabetes
• Back injury from farm accident 20+ years ago
• Side entrance skid steer• Silage bagging system
Tim Nowlin:Dairy Producer
• Automobile Accident in 2002• Crushed pelvis• Collapsed lung• Severe internal injuries
affecting the spleen, aorta, liver, & diaphragm
• Broken ribs• Head trauma• Subsequent Staph
infection in pelvis
Speed Hitches
Glen Weaver: Grain, hay
• Cancer survivor• Automatic sprayer
• Prosthetic leg specially adapted for uneven terrain
• Utility vehicle
AgrAbility & Risk Management
• Project Overview:• Individualized support• Partnership with multiple agricultural
organizations to present risk management subjects to wide audience
• Public Service Announcements
Project Overview
• Individualized Support• Farm business planning services to past and
present clients• Provide the resource materials: Making
Decisions at Difficult Times from the Breaking New Ground Project, to all clients.
Project Overview
• Partners in presenting Risk Management subject matter:• PA Farm Bureau• PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture• Keystone Agricultural Innovation Center
Project Overview
• Risk Management Topics• Crop Insurance• Farm Liability & Incident Prevention• First on the Scene Training (Human Resource)• Direct Marketing/Value Added Agriculture
Liabilities & Requirements
Risk Management
• Gene Gantz, USDA Risk Management , discusses crop insurance with producers following a presentation at a Farm Bureau region meeting in Central PA.
Risk Managment
• Eric Rickenbach, emergency services expert, discusses “hidden” farm hazards. Prior to Rickenbach, producers heard from a Loss Prevention Specialist regarding farm liability.
Risk Management
Dave Hill, Penn State, educates on taking risks with farm safety.
Risk Management
• Direct marketing & value added agriculture:• Liabilities and
Licensing
Public Service Announcements
• 30 & 60 second announcements produced at a local radio station• AgrAbility staff copied & mailed to more than
50 country radio stations throughout Pennsylvania
• Bi-annual project to keep spots current
