Nebraska

Nebraska AgrAbility shared a booth with Extension's "Wellness in Tough Times" team at the Nebraska Community Foundation Conference. There were over 200 participants throughout the day and even more at the banquet. This conference was a way for Nebraska AgrAbility staff members to learn more about fundraising and interact with various community members. This will come in handy, as staff are working toward starting an assistive technology fund.

The FFA Career Pathways Conference was held in Kearney. Emily gave a presentation about AgrAbility and careers for FFA members throughout Nebraska. Participants learned about the many different career paths they could choose that would help AgrAbility, i.e., engineering, nursing, physical & occupational therapy, and welding, to name a few. There were over 50 students there for two presentations.

Staff had a Nebraska AgrAbility booth at the Ag-ceptional Women's Conference in Norfolk. There was a record-breaking crowd, with over 400 attending. The speaker for the day was Gus Gustafson. He did a wonderful job, and many women were inspired by his story of never giving up. Staff also presented a session to about 50 women entitled "Our Stress and Communicating with Those Who Are Stressing".

Nebraska AgrAbility was represented at the 2019 Gateway Farm and Ranch Expo in Kearney and the McCook Farm and Ranch Expo. Several farmers, as well as some former AgrAbility clients, stopped at the booth to visit with staff about AgrAbility. Staff also attended an educational session conducted by UNL Extension concerning farm and ranch land values and 2019 farm rental rates.

Submitted by Susan Harris-Broomfield