Nebraska

Cochran represented Nebraska AgrAbility at the 32nd Annual Buffalo Bill Farm & Ranch Expo on February 1-2 in North Platte, Nebraska. The expo draws 1,500 to 1,800 people primarily from rural Nebraska. Soni said the AgrAbility booth increased awareness about the program and gave people with disabilities the opportunity to share their personal stories of life on a farm or ranch. Many people stopped by to pick up resources on preventing injuries and the Nebraska AgrAbility business cards to share with family and friends. (Photo credit: North Platte Telegraph)

Emily Jacobson represented Nebraska AgrAbility at the annual Women in Ag Conference, February 22-23, in Kearney, Nebraska. Over 300 attendees made it to the conference despite a severe winter storm impacting the area. This annual event focuses on educating and uplifting women involved in every aspect of Nebraska's agricultural industry. The conference focuses on five areas of risk: production risk, market risk, financial risk, legal risk, and human risk. Emily shared that the keynote speaker touched on the importance of valuing women's role in the ag field and roles as wife, mother, coworker, farm hand, and so much more. Emily also reported that the Nebraska AgrAbility booth had terrific outreach and that the information on arthritis was a hit!

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension hosted the 2023 Amplify Engagement Conference on campus with over 350 attendees. The conference provided an opportunity for the greater statewide University of Nebraska system to come together with faculty, staff, students, community stakeholders and partners to learn about key issues facing Nebraskans. Aaron Yoder shared Nebraska AgrAbility as part of his presentation during the conference event "Engaging the State and the Campus Networking" at the Nebraska State Museum.

Four videos where recently added to the new Nebraska AgrAbility Channel on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln MediaHub. The videos highlight the success stories of Nebraska farmers working with Nebraska AgrAbility. UNL MediaHub provides closed captioning and transcription services to foster accessibility standards for all media. Videos can be viewed at https://mediahub.unl.edu/channels/43474.

Submitted by Soni Cochran