Nebraska AgrAbility staff attended the "One USDA: Beginning Farmer and Rancher" webinar training. Training topics included: "Beginning Farmer and Rancher program, Employment programs for Veterans," "NRCS, Extension Services," "Military Spouse Employment Supports," "Urban Agriculture," "The Farmer Veteran Coalition," and "Rural Development Programs." This information will be helpful to share with Nebraska AgrAbility clients in need of resource facilitation and wrap-around supports, especially those connected to the military.
Nebraska AgrAbility staff member Angie Howell attended the regional AgrAbility training in Hilo, Hawaii. The two-day learning event offered valuable agricultural experience and shared expertise from a variety of AgrAbility projects about farm stress, mentoring, and business planning and provided assistive technology examples. Angie learned more about coffee, tea,and wine production, as well as the floral industry. There was also a tour that highlighted the many ways agricultural programs can be designed for and include veterans with disabilities, such as the Victory Gardens and Farm to Car projects operating in Hawaii.
For the month of October, Nebraska AgrAbility participated in National AgrAbility's Virtual State Fair. The Nebraska program was showcased on October 13. During the Virtual State Fair, it was interesting to see what each state is doing. The Nebraska AgrAbility team took away some great ideas from other states during the month. The team hopes to implement some of those ideas in the future. Thank you to National AgrAbility for hosting and for each state that participated.
Submitted by Soni Cochran