Georgia

Georgia AgrAbility traveled to Jekyll Island on December 5-7th to attend the 2021 Georgia Farm Bureau Conference. The conference has members from all over the state attend to hear about upcoming policy changes and new commodity information and to connect with Georgia's agricultural organizations and agencies. Georgia AgrAbility has attended the conference as an exhibitor for many years and gets multiple client referrals as a result of the convention.

The Southern Regional Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) hosted a virtual conference bringing together 15 different state partners across the United States. Georgia AgrAbility had a chance to co-present with Tennessee AgrAbility about AgrAbility as a whole. Rebecca Brightwell and Eileen Legault showcased the importance of AgrAbility to help reduce stress in the farming population and highlight the work that AgrAbility is doing with veterans transitioning into agriculture.

Georgia AgrAbility partners with the Shepherd Center, one of the leading brain and spinal injury hospitals in the nation, to provide services to farmers. Our liaison at the Shepherd Center lets patients who are farmers know about AgrAbility services and makes the connection with AgrAbility staff. Staff was able to visit with two farmers at the Shepherd Center in December to let them know more about AgrAbility and the resources that are out there for their benefit.

Submitted by Whitney Paige Ostrander