Pass by Milky Way Farm on Route 5 in Springfield and most days you'll see Kenny Young driving a tractor.

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Helping Vt. farmers get back to work after injury, illness Posted: Aug 20, 2014 5:48 PM EDT Updated: Aug 20, 2014 6:11 PM EDT By Julie Kelley l SPRINGFIELD, Vt. - Pass by Milky Way Farm on Route 5 in Springfield and most days you'll see Kenny Young driving a tractor. "Kenny always just loved driving tractor it was probably his favorite part," mom Janice said. He grew up on this land along the Connecticut River. "It's kind of in my blood and I never really wanted to give it up," Kenny said. Eight and half years ago, this fifth-generation farmer faced a moment when he thought he might have to. He was snowmobile racing in Canada when he crashed. "I was there almost immediately after the accident and he said he couldn't feel his legs," dad Ken said. "He couldn't move his legs or feel his legs and I told him it would be all right and I had no idea what that meant." It didn't take long for his dad to find out. Less than six weeks after his accident, Kenny says he was back on a tractor. "I was out there and it was awesome the feeling to just be able to be outside and be me again," Kenny said. Getting him on and off was a challenge. At first, they used the bucket on a tractor. "We just made it work because that's what he needed," Janice said. There was someone else looking out for what he needed, too. "AgrAbility is a national USDA grant. There's 22 states in the United States that have AgrAbility's projects," said Tom Younkman, an AgrAbility specialist. The AgrAbility program helps about 50 farmers in Vermont each year. They have a range of challenges from being amputees to being diagnosed with MS. The one thing they all have in common is the passion to work their land. Kenny got to share his passion during this AgrAbility Project Field Day. Wednesday, he showed visitors to his home the lift that he has been using for about six years now. It started with a design idea from AgrAbility, but because it cost $50,000 to buy, he ended up using his own ingenuity to make it happen. "I had seen the design that they had for the truck and I go, boy an old telephone truck is pretty much the same thing. I just need to mount a seat on it somehow," Kenny said. "He's so motivated and so determined to just do whatever he wants to and so I tell people half the time I forget that he's even in a wheelchair because he doesn't act like he is. He doesn't let him set him back," wife Kelli said. He met Kelli four years after his accident. They went skiing on their first date. Today, he's excited to show off his latest gear, including his helmet with a pink mohawk. "I'm already a celebrity, everyone's looking at me," Kenny joked. He's a man who is comfortable in his own skin and grateful for all he has. "I'm very blessed," he said. "God has really blessed me and brought the right people into my life to get to where I am today."