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Join us on Tuesday, October 21, to help raise money for our friends at Sigma Alpha Indiana AgrAbility! We will donate a portion of the proceeds for anyone that mentions their organization all day Tuesday! Online orders can use the code SAIA to help them out!About Indiana AgraBility
AgrAbility is a USDA-sponsored program that assists farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities. While the term "disability" often brings to mind conditions such as spinal cord injuries and amputations, AgrAbility addresses not only these but also many other conditions, such as arthritis, back impairments, and behavioral health issues.
Through education and assistance, AgrAbility helps to eliminate (or at least minimize) obstacles that inhibit success in production agriculture or agriculture-related occupations.
Why does the program have two names? Purdue University began serving farmers with disabilities in 1979, and the program became known as Breaking New Ground. Later, in 1990, Congress created the AgrAbility Program, and Breaking New Ground received the grant to lead the Indiana AgrAbility Project. Therefore, since some people know the program as Breaking New Ground and others as AgrAbility, both names are used.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mad Mushroom (320 W State St, West Lafayette, IN), United States
