Farm Safety: AgrAbility

A row of small cotton plantsAgrAbility is a USDA-funded grant project awarded to select land-grant based Cooperative Extension Services that join with non-profit disability organizations in order to educate and assist agricultural workers with disabilities and their families.

The Mississippi AgrAbility Project partners:

This project capitalizes on the collaborative expertise of these three organizations' specialized rehabilitative services and agricultural engineering.

Please browse the rest of this website to learn more about AgrAbility through our on-line newsletters and links to the National and other state AgrAbility Projects.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What services does AgrAbility provide?
What conditions or disabilities are served?
How do I receive services from AgrAbility?

 

Publications

The Mississippi AgrAbility Newsletter
Caring for a Diabetic Foot or Residual Limb in a Farming Environment - PDF

 

Other AgrAbility Information

Funding Opportunities
The National AgrAbility Project
The Breaking New Ground Resource Center
The National Easter Seal Society
Disability.gov Home Page
The Boulevard
The Disability Link Barn

 

Contact the Staff

For more information concerning the Mississippi AgrAbility Project, contact:

Emily Knight
Program Assistant
1060 Hwy 13 South
Columbia, MS 39429
601-736-8251
E-mail:emilyk@ext.msstate.edu

This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative States Research, Education, and Extension Services, (CSREES) United States Department of Agriculture, under special project number 2001-41590-01122.