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COVID-19 Update on NYS Phased Vaccination Plan
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This week New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the latest prioritization for New Yorkers eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The state is currently in Phase 1a. “While we’re trying to control COVID with one hand, we’re trying to defeat it with the other and the vaccine is the weapon that will win this…
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Cornell Farmworker Program Mobilizes Protections for NY Farmworkers
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Supporting NY farmworkers with masks, COVID-19 information and Q&A with Mary Jo Dudley. More than 55,000 farmworkers across New York play critical roles sustaining the local and global food supply. Many of these essential workers – who often live in close quarters and work side by side – have continued to work without face…
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Cornell Support for NY Farmworkers Wins National Recognition
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Cornell has worked to support farmworkers since 1966, and today engages with more than 1,200 farmworkers in the state each year, through farm workshops; family preparedness clinics in schools, churches and day care centers; and mobile consulates. Cornell has received a national award for its support of farmworkers across New York state. The honor recognizes a variety of programs…
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Building Resilience With Labor and Workforce Planning
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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 your family to support a farm’s operations, or you work on a farm, you need to be prepared for the possibility that you or others working beside you may fall…
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Caring for Your Farm’s Greatest Asset
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Our new research project creates spaces for farmers to experience holistic health and renewal. What is your farm’s greatest asset? Deep, fertile soil? A steady, hard-working farm crew? A reliable market that pays good prices? If you have any of these, you are blessed, but a group of agricultural service providers are embarking on a…
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Cornell Awarded for Work with Farmworkers
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On November 10th, Cornell University was awarded the C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award for its ongoing work with farmworkers in New York State. This award, complete with a $20,000 grant, was delivered at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) annual meeting in San Diego. President Martha Pollack accepted the award, highlighting the…
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