{"id":2,"date":"2015-10-27T14:57:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T14:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.211.55.21\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:39:44","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana AgrAbility Project\/Breaking New Ground Outreach Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AgrAbility is a USDA-sponsored program that assists farmers, ranchers, and other<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6586 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PJ021_MED-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Farmer sitting on lift to raise him into tractor seat while wheelchair sits on left of photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PJ021_MED-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PJ021_MED.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> agricultural workers with disabilities. While the term &#8220;disability&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Through education and assistance, AgrAbility helps to eliminate (or at least minimize) obstacles that inhibit success in production agriculture or agriculture-related occupations.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e3f0de;border: 1ex solid #E3F0DE\">\n<h2>Project Partners<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;width: 100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Transp_SM_PU-V-Full-RGB.gif\" alt=\"Purdue University logo with Purdue &quot;P&quot; at top\" width=\"160\" height=\"104\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BNG.png\" alt=\"Breaking New Ground logo with tractor image and furrows\" width=\"166\" height=\"59\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Transp.-ESC_ColorLogo.png\" alt=\"Easterseals Crossroads logo\" width=\"170\" height=\"66\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/uplands.png\" alt=\"Hoosier Uplands logo\" width=\"130\" height=\"90\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Read more about the <a href=\"\/affiliated-collaborators\/\">Indiana AgrAbility Project Partners&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e3f0de;border: 1ex solid #E3F0DE\">\n<h2>Major Sponsors<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;width: 100%;padding-top: 1ex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/USDA_SM_TRANSP-300x123.gif\" alt=\"USDA logo with text United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture\" width=\"246\" height=\"101\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/abe\/inagrability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Farm-Credit_SM_TRANSP-300x117.gif\" alt=\"Farm Credit Mid-America logo\" width=\"236\" height=\"92\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AgrAbility is a USDA-sponsored program that assists farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities. While the term &#8220;disability&#8221; 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. 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