COVID-19 News (Archive)

Agriculture

ENYCHP

April 16th:

The Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture (ENYCH) Program released a new podcast on April 13th, to help educate and support growers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Stephen Weir, Agricultural Business Professor with SUNY Cobleskill, and Liz Higgins, ENYCH Ag Business Management Specialist discuss strategies to help farms manage their cash flow and get through the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.

https://soundcloud.com/easternnewyorkvegnews

April 1st:

COVID-19 Impact on Farm Businesses in New York: ENYCHP Podcast

https://soundcloud.com/easternnewyorkvegnews/covid-19-impact-on-farm-businesses-in-new-york?fbclid=IwAR33RmBUkF5rAjoQMt5u839sbuH3qOTLA87PieqfMFIWc63udQJTtr1FveM

North Country Regional Ag Team

May 13th:

FUNDING UPDATE- see the link for details on EIDL and PPP.

https://bit.ly/3fHwjzG

May 11th:

North Country Ag Advisor is a newsletter of the NNY Regional AG Team.

It provides readers with information on upcoming meetings, pesticide updates, pest management strategies, cultural practices, marketing ideas and research results from Cornell and Cornell Cooperative Extension.

https://ncrat.cce.cornell.edu/newsletter.php?fbclid=IwAR3GWIkXjH5UHYRH0HPLOBuQ742DMnwuvcdgYTdARJpXZD_qiYJw3OisFio

April 27th:

PPP and EIDL Fact Sheet #4- By Elizabeth Higgins, Nicole Tommell, and Myron Thurston

https://blogs.cornell.edu/northcountryregionalagteam/2020/04/27/ppp-and-eidl-fact-sheet-4-by-elizabeth-higgins-nicole-tommell-and-myron-thurston/?fbclid=IwAR2_bAKGz-M3kVGKMcvaOk_0vux3Cl5AqtGrIxfK1Z3c2zuH6KYs3mngNew

April 22nd:

Tune in to hear Lindsay give an excellent explanation of the changes to the FARM program that came into effect Jan 1, 2020.

April 21st:

Starting field work?
Catching up on office tasks?
Making lunch?
TURN ON A PODCAST! Hear this conversation with a market analyst looking ahead at how markets may look after the pandemic, and how we can navigate getting there.

April 21st:

Check out this useful guide to evaluating herd size and special considerations for current milk markets.
Thanks NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team for this great resource!

https://nydairyadmin.cce.cornell.edu/uploads/doc_750.pdf

April 20th:

https://blogs.cornell.edu/northcountryregionalagteam/2020/04/20/usda-announces-coronavirus-food-assistance-program/?fbclid=IwAR0Diw529Ow3jYCJYm4-z4m4DX3wKwggHhqqr7oXQbljrBruT08Moco05Qw

March 30th:

Farmer COVID Relief Grant Funding:

https://blogs.cornell.edu/northcountryregionalagteam/2020/03/27/covid-19-relief-funding-and-other-resources-for-farms/?fbclid=IwAR03VSkQxUwVnqcGU6bSx_AeUT3-7kNfltd0gskey5JvYhZDwdFgGT5eKQ4

USDA:

April 13th:

USDA Addresses Milk Dumping

https://rma.usda.gov/en/News-Room/Press/Press-Releases/2020-News/USDA-Addresses-Milk-Dumping-Authorizes-Other-Flexibilities-To-Help-Producers-Amid-Pandemic?fbclid=IwAR3QIAkdV7Nnk-bd_XMEkv_u7lxJuG6AK_iqy1Y_BLJLquZf6B41x5swBys

Food Industry Resources

April 13th:

Updated Interim Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfection of Food Manufacturing Facilities or Food Retail Stores for COVID-19.

http://cceclinton.org/resources/updated-interim-guidance-for-cleaning-disinfection-of-food-manufacturing