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News Releases
Farmers and Arthritis Featured in Missouri Ruralist
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 11, 2000) - Farmers and Arthritis, a project of the Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (MARRTC), is featured in the August 2000 issue of the Missouri Ruralist.
With a circulation of 30,000, the monthly publication goes to farmers who are actively engaged in production, said Steve Fairchild, field editor of the magazine.
Having this article in this magazine means information on the Farmers and Arthritis project will get to exactly the people who can benefit from the Project.
The Farmers and Arthritis project is designed to help farmers who have arthritis stay on the job.
Through the project, farmers can receive on-the-farm assessments by physical and occupational therapists to learn how to modify their work or their machinery so they can keep on farming despite any limitations stemming from arthritis.
The need for the project is demonstrated by these figures:
- More than 500,000 agricultural workers have physical disabilities.
- The median age of farmers is 54.3 -- compared to the median age of all U.S. workers which is 38.7.
- The magazine is one of 36 titles produced by Farm Progress Publication headquartered in Carol Stream, Ill. The Farmers and Arthritis Project is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and MARRTC.
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