Techniques and Suggestions

The Toolbox has always contained topical publications with techniques and suggestions for dealing with disabilities for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers. These publications called "Plowshares" are technical articles that were published by the Breaking New Ground Resource Center over several years. Each report focuses on a specific topic on farming/ranching with a disability.

• Hand Controls for Agricultural Equipment (Issue 2) [PDF]
• Prosthetic and Worksite Modifications for Farmers with Upper Extremity Amputations (Issue 3) [PDF]
• Selection and Operation of All-Terrain Vehicles by Physically Impaired Farmers (Issue 5) [PDF]
• Farming Following a Spinal Cord Injury (Issue 6) [PDF]
• New Concepts in Manlift Attachments for Tractors and Combines (Issue 8) [PDF]
• Improving Worksite Mobility for Farmers with Physical Disabilities (Issue 9) [PDF]
• Farming with a Visual Impairment (Issue 13) [PDF]
• Assistive Communication Devices for Farmers/Ranchers with Physical Disabilities (Issue 16) [PDF]
• Farming/Ranching with Cerebral Palsy (Issue 17) [PDF]
• Making Your Farmhouse Accessible (Issue 19) [PDF]
• Farming with a Respiratory Impairment (Issue 20) [PDF]
• Farming with a Hearing Impairment (Issue 23) [PDF]
• Farming with a Lower Extremity Amputation (Issue 24) [PDF]
• Accessing Horses and Horse-Drawn Vehicles (Issue 25) [PDF]
• Farming with a Back Impairment (Issue 26) [PDF]
• Potential Health and and Safety Risks of Farming/Ranching with a Disability (Issue 27) [PDF]
• Accessible Recreation (Issue 28) [PDF]
• Rural Church Accessibility (Issue 30) [PDF]

Note: Plowshares that are not included have been discontinued.