Events

• MEGA Conference 2012 – October 4^th & 5^th
  
  

• Environmental Stewardship Tour
  July 12, 2012
  Sommers Ranch - Pinedale, WY

• 2012 Wyo. Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show
  May 30 - June 2, 2012
  Snow King Resort - Jackson, WY

Webinars on Agricultural Safety Issues

The Nuts and Bolts of Cholinesterase Monitoring for Farmers, Ranchers and Agricultural Workers
March 28, 2012 12-1pm Central Time
Presenters:
Matthew Keifer, MD, MPH, Dean Emanuel Endowed Chair/Director, National Farm Medicine Center
Carolyn Sheridan, BSN, Clinical Director, AgriSafe Network 

Engaging Hired Farmworkers in Agricultural Health Research
April 6, 2012        12-1pm Central Time
Presenter: Maria Stoecklin-Marios, PhD, MPH, MICASA Study Project Manager, Center for Health and the Environment, University of California, Davis 

Mental Health and Aging Farmers
May 9, 2012        12-1pm Central Time
Presenter:  Deborah B Reed, PhD MSPH RN, Professor University of Kentucky 

For the most up-to-date information and further details on how to join the sessions, please go to www.agrisafe.org/training/webinars

News/Media Releases

Salute to agriculture highlights Wyoming AgrAbility during National Ag Week 2012 (audio file)

Project coordinator joins organization assisting agricultural producers with disabilities

Corey McGregor, AgrAbility staff member and Independent Living Program Manager for Wyoming Services for Independent Living, discusses his work with the Wyoming Disabled Hunters organization.  - Web site

UW extension bulletin describes devices that help those with disabilities

NIFA AgrAbility State and Regional 2010 Funded Projects

USDA AWARDS $3.7 MILLION TO ASSIST FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES

UW Program Assists Farmers and Ranchers with Disabilities

From the Wyoming Department of Agriculture web site:

Farmer’s Market Safety PowerPoint Training

Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service