Here we are offering ideas on how we can take care of ourselves, our farms, and our local communities. These resources offer support on the various aspects of farming during a crisis, with a focus on the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Resources and Links
Active Learning to Build Resilience During COVID-19
Offering you news, resources and opportunities to develop farm skills during this time of physical distancing. Like farming, learning is, at its core, an optimistic …
Building Resilience With Labor and Workforce Planning
Offering a curated list of resources on labor and workforce issues for farmers and employees to navigate COVID-19. Whether you hire labor or rely on …
Financial Resources, Grants and Other Support to Build Resilience
Sharing grants, loans or legal support to help farmers build their own resilience through this pandemic. Over the last few weeks, you have been asked …
Using Online Marketing to Build Resilience
Offering guidance on how to sell online to help build your farm’s resilience through this pandemic. Many of you have already geared up to be …
Building Resilience to Stress During COVID-19
Offering strategies to manage stress and anxiety to help build your resilience through this pandemic. While our efforts to shelter in place help protect us …
Building Resilience for Livestock and Dairy Producers
Offering information on how to navigate market changes due to this pandemic. The most common refrain we are hearing from livestock producers impacted by the …
Building Resilience through COVID-19 Health and Safety
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 …
Building Resilience through Farm Employee Training Resources
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 …
New York Extension Disaster Education Network
This Cornell Cooperative Extension network offers a collection of links about COVID-19, including simple steps we can all take to stop the spread of the …
Food Industry Resources for COVID-19
The Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University answers questions around the risks associated with food production with useful links to expert resources to ensure …
NY FarmNet
FarmNet offers services to all farms in New York State, including financial and mental health resources and support for farmers. Visit NY FarmNet →
How Are You Building Farm Resilience in this Crisis
Please share ideas about how we can take care of ourselves, our farms, and our local communities.
Building Farm Resilience in this Crisis
Update 3/24/20: We have launched a curated resource page to support the farming community through this challenging time. Offering ideas on how we can take …
How to Build Market Resilience
Update 3/31/20: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets released Interim Guidance for the Operation of Farmers’ Markets. News, resources and opportunities to help …
Best Management Practices for U-Pick Farms During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date Published: April 28, 2020 Date Updated: May 5, 2020 U-Pick is a critical direct marketing approach for many of our farms and provides customers …
Best Management Practices for Agritourism Farms During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date Published: September 3, 2020 Agritourism is a critical activity and marketing approach for many of our farms, particularly in the fall. It provides customers …
