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Farmer Gets a “Lift” After Injury Polk County farmer, Larry Kuhl, has farmed all his life. In fact he said he’s never had a real job! Hard to believe when…

Farmer Receives Help After Second Injury Sitting around Tom Breeggemann’s kitchen table for an AgrAbility Neighbor-to-Neighbor meeting he was hosting, Tom told his neighbors that “ I never thought I…

Help for Farmers With Disabilities Sitting in a tractor all day can tire a farmer out, but usually not to the point of exhaustion. For Mike Hansen, though, the pain…

AgrAbility of Wisconsin 2007-08 Year in Review The AgrAbility of Wisconsin (AAW) program is wrapping up the second year of the 2006-10 AgrAbility grant. A “Year in Review” has not…

Mielke Way Farms Continuation Allows for Success of Other Area Farmers Farming is in Dennis and Ken Mielkes’ blood. As young men working by their father’s side, they knew they…

Schmidt to Obtain 100 Years with Success In October 2003, Carl Schmidt went to the hospital after developing a 104-degree fever; twenty-two days later he was in therapy, unable to…

 AAW Events and Volunteers Make the Difference A great leader once said that if we are working together nothing is impossible. This is our belief at AgrAbility of Wisconsin. Our…

AgrAbility Helps with Turben’s Second Chance “Farming is in my blood,” according to Dan Turben of Soldiers Grove. Turben grew up on a multi-generation dairy farm, and after buying the…

 Schuler Hangs Up His Hat After 15 years with the AgrAbility of Wisconsin (AAW) Program, Dr. Ronald T. Schuler announced his official retirement from the University of Wisconsin and Extension…

Pankratz Takes Matters Into His Own Hands Someone once said, “the only constant in life is change.”  It’s how a person responds to those changes that can often determine the…