Wisconsin

AgrAbility of Wisconsin staff and NAP's Chuck Baldwin exhibited at World Dairy Expo from October 1-4th. World Dairy Expo is an annual event that includes a dairy cattle show, education, and the world's largest dairy-focused trade show with over 55,000 people attending the event. AAW staff had the opportunity to speak with a number of farmers from around the nation and shared examples of assistive technology and provided information for attendees to take home.

AgrAbility of Wisconsin Outreach Program Coordinator Michelle Bachand adapted the Ohio AgrAbility document Making your events, festivals and agritourism accessible to the public into a series of articles with a focus on Wisconsin Agritourism. The articles will be referenced in a new curriculum by Extension colleague Stephanie Plaster, agriculture business development outreach specialist, that is focused on the process of starting or expanding an agritourism business.

Michelle Bachand exhibited at the FEED Summit (Food Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development) from October 27-28th. The FEED Summit is the only statewide conference in Wisconsin for early-state food and farming businesses. Michelle had the opportunity to speak with food entrepreneurs and local organizations that support food and farming businesses and shared examples of assistive technology and provided information for attendees to take home.

Submitted by AgrAbility of Wisconsin