Florida

Florida AgrAbility's webinar "Removing Barriers, Building Hives: Accessible Beekeeping" featured nonprofit founder and accessibility advocate Justin Ruger who shared how adaptive strategies and emerging technology are expanding independence in the apiary. Drawing from his lived experience as a disabled beekeeper, Justin highlighted practical tools, training approaches, and innovations like AI-assisted hive inspection support that are helping remove barriers in agriculture. The session offered valuable insights for producers, Extension professionals, rehabilitation specialists, and anyone committed to strengthening opportunity in agricultural spaces. The full recording is available at: https://abe.ufl.edu/agrability/resources/webinars/.

Submitted by Tara Dorn