2016 AgrAbility
National Training
Workshop
April 11-14
Fort Collins, Colorado
Pre-Conference Tours: Monday, April 11
We hope you will be able to join us for one of our pre-conference tours or breakout sessions that will take place from 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11. Make sure to register early as each pre-conference session will be limited to a maximum number of 30 participants. Transportation will be provided.
Option 1: Assessment Training at the Colorado State University (CSU) Agricultural, Research, Development, and Education Center (ARDEC)
Practical training on conducting worksite assessments at ARDEC, the 1000+ acre research farm at CSU. There will be a minimal fee to attend this session which includes a copy of the Worksite Assessment Tool.
Option 2: Colorado State University (CSU) Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Equine Reproductive Facility
The CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital is a full service facility offering services to small animals, livestock, equine, and exotic animals. The tour will begin at the teaching facility and then move to the Equine Reproductive facility located at the Foothills Campus. The CSU Veterinary Hospital is well known for cancer research, cardiology, and equine research. There will be a minimal fee to attend this session.
Conference Tours: Thursday, April 14
Option 1 (Full day tour with the option to be taken to the airport at 12:00 pm)
Tour Craig Hospital in Denver. Craig is a world-renowned, premier center for specialty rehabilitation and research for people with spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injury. Following the tour and lunch, participants who opted for the half-day tour will be taken to the Denver airport. The rest of the attendees will travel to Hope Farms. Hope Farms houses a farm-based day program designed to give people the opportunity to learn about caring for and handling animals, maintaining a farm, and planting, growing and harvesting crops.
Option 2
Participants will start this tour at JBS Five Rivers Kuner Feedlot which is a 100,000 head feedyard that is considered one of the most state-of-the-art cattle feedyards in the industry. They have a pilot-scale gasifier that converts manure into power and also feature some of Temple Grandin's cattle handling equipment. The next stop brings attendees to AgrAbility client, Dusty Franklin's farm where they will see how AgrAbility and Vocational Rehabilitation have helped Dusty continue to farm. This tour will feature another AgrAbility client, Pat Malloy who began a new agribusiness after suffering from a vision impairment. He now runs Eaton Mini Trucks, which carries a variety of new and used 4WD mini trucks and vans. This tour will end with a visit to a hops farm where attendees will see how hops are propagated, grown, maintained, and harvested.
Option 3
This tour begins at Hearts to Horses, a facility whose mission is to promote the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social well-being of people with special needs through equine-assisted therapy. Next, participants will visit the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation which is operated by the USDA and is located on the CSU campus. Its mission is to acquire, preserve, and provide a national collection of genetic resources to secure the biological diversity that a sustainable US economy depends upon. Attendees will then visit the Bee Family Centennial Farm which was homesteaded by and remained in the Bee family for over 120 years. Attendees will enjoy learning about the Bee Family's history and the farming history of Northern Colorado. Last stop on this tour is the Agricultural Research, Development, and Education Center (ARDEC) which is operated by CSU and consists of more than 1000 acres which houses many different ag-related research projects.
*Note: Tour stops are subject to change
Photos by VisitFtCollinsLast updated: 26-Feb-2016 2:57 PM
For more info...
Kylie HendressNational AgrAbility Project
225 South University St.
West Lafayette IN 47907-2093
khendres@purdue.edu
(800) 825-4264
Off-site Events
Several exciting off-site events are planned for the workshop this year
