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A Letter from Our Director: Building Resilience through Racial Justice

By Anu Rangarajan / June 3, 2020

Throughout this pandemic, the Cornell Small Farms Program has been sending messages and guidance about building resilience to the stresses this virus has created. It has required many of us…

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COVID-19 Update on Farm Business Safety Plan Resources

By Kacey Deamer / June 1, 2020

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) specialists developed resources to help farms comply with the COVID-19 written safety plans required in New York State. A version of this post first appeared in…

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COVID-19 Update on Prevention and Response for Farms

By Kacey Deamer / May 29, 2020

Recently, New York State detailed its plan to begin re-opening in phases, as regions of the state achieve certain COVID-19 management metrics. An important part of this New York Forward…

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Building Resilience through Farm Employee Training Resources

By Kacey Deamer / May 28, 2020

Sharing training videos, labor resources and standard operating procedures to help your farm business. As we start to gear up for this new season, many of us may face some…

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COVID-19 Update on Applying for Financial Assistance through CFAP

By Kacey Deamer / May 26, 2020

Farmers and Ranchers Can Now Apply for Financial Assistance through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct…

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COVID-19 Update on Safety Plans Required for All NYS Businesses

By Kacey Deamer / May 20, 2020

COVID-19 Safety Plans Required for All Businesses in “New York Forward” Re-Opening Plan Agricultural workforce specialist Richard Stup prepared the following overview of how all businesses need to have a…

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Building Resilience through COVID-19 Health and Safety

By Kacey Deamer / May 14, 2020

Sharing information on how to take care of ourselves, our employees and our customers. As we move toward reopening our businesses and lives, we need to make sure we are…

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COVID-19 Update on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

By Kacey Deamer / May 13, 2020

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to Offer Direct Support to Farmers The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), authorized in the CARES Act, will provide $16 billion in direct support to agricultural producers…

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COVID-19 Update on EIDL Program and PPP Funding

By Elizabeth (Liz) Higgins / May 12, 2020

Economic Injury Disaster Loans Application Reopened for Ag Businesses and Updates to Paycheck Protection Loan Program Cornell Cooperative Extension educators have been compiling the latest update on various emergency funding…

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Updated Guide Provides Regulatory Information for Marketing for Livestock and Poultry Products

By Anna Birn / May 11, 2020

We are excited to announce that our “Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry” has undergone an extensive update. The guide, first published in 2010, provides useful information on how…

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