Lesson 1: Tools, Technologies, and Innovative Work Practices in Agriculture

Lesson 1: Tools, Technologies, and Innovative Work

Practices in Agriculture

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Introduction (Click picture to play)

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Tool: Definitions• A device, such as a saw, used to perform

or facilitate manual or mechanical work.• Something regarded as necessary to the

carrying out of one's occupation or profession.

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The Toolbox• A resource with

more than 750 ideas or tools to assist farmers with disabilities, as well as those without.

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Toolbox Product Categories• Tractors & Self-Propelled Equipment• Livestock Handling & Housing• Crop & Materials Handling/Storage• Agriculture-Related Enterprises• Shops & Shop Tools

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Toolbox Product Categories (cont.)• Trucks and Off-Road Vehicles• Outdoor Mobility• Lawn & Garden• Outdoor Recreation• Safety & Health• Case Studies• Plowshares Technical Reports

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Nail Starter Hammer• Purpose: – Starts nails with only

one hand

• Special Benefit for People with disabilities (PWD): – Allows a person with

only one hand to start nails easily

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DR Powerwagon• Purpose: – Heavy-duty

powered wheelbarrow

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows those with

limited strength or arthritis to transport heavy materials 1-8

Attachmatic Hitch• Purpose:

– Automatically hitches a wagon tongue to the tractor drawbar

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows people with

mobility impairments to hitch/unhitch without leaving tractor

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Tractor Hand Control• Purpose: – Engages brake by

hand instead of foot

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows people who

can’t use one or both legs to engage brake

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Air Stream Helmet• Purpose: – Provides filtered air

to wearer

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows people with

respiratory impairments to work in dusty environments

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Yak Trax• Purpose: – Increases foot stability

on slick surfaces

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows people with

mobility impairments and arthritis to walk more safely on slick surfaces

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Hydroponic Towers• Purpose: – Allows for growing

gardens on vertical surfaces

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows wheelchair

users to easily access garden beds

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MobilVision Video Camera• Purpose:

– Provides remote views around the tractor

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows people with

impairments to see views that normally require climbing or turning

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Cushioned Parlor Mats• Purpose:

– Provides softer surface for dairy farmers who must stand for long periods

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Reduces stress and

pain for farmers with arthritis and other impairments

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Deck Chair• Purpose: – Restrains sheep and

goats

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows people with

strength or mobility impairments to administer health care to animals

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LevAlert• Purpose:

– When installed on side of a grain bin at different heights, shows level of grain inside bin

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows people with

disabilities to check grain level without climbing 1-17

Click Rule• Purpose: – This ruler has raised

markings and clicks every 1/16th inches when expanded

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows users with

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Kawasaki Mule• Purpose: – All-purpose Utility

Vehicle

• Special Benefit for PWD: – Allows farmers and

ranchers with mobility impairments to travel distances and over rough ground easily

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Arlan Bookwalter(Click picture to play)

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Dale Baerg(Click picture to play)

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Sling Lift for Tractor• What potential hazards do you see?

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Truck Ramp• What potential hazards do you see?

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This concludes Lesson 1For curriculum updates, seewww.agrability.org/youth

Teachers, please remember to complete our 5-question evaluation survey after Lesson 3

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