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COVID-19 Update on Pandemic Assistance for Farm and Food Small Businesses
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If your farm or food business is an SBA “small business” you may be eligible for funding for grants to help you respond to coronavirus. The recently announced USDA Pandemic […]
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COVID-19 Update on CFAP Payments and Expanded Eligibility
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced updates to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This includes coverage for additional specialty crops, including nursery crops and cut flowers, and […]
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COVID-19 Update: Nursery/Greenhouse/Flower Survey on CFAP Funding
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Are you a nursery/greenhouse/cut flower grower who has been impacted by COVID-19 market disruptions? Completing this survey will help us provide data to USDA, which may help impacted farms qualify for […]
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COVID-19 Update on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
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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
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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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Financial Resources, Grants and Other Support to Build Resilience
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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 to consider many new practices […]
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Accessing Federal, State and Local Disaster Resources
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How you can start planning now for assistance to stay in business during the COVID-19 pandemic and recover afterwards. Based on my experience with previous federal and state disasters, you […]
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Has New York Found the Secret to Linking Retiring Farmers and Eager Upstarts?
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Connecting retiring farmers and young upstarts is just the first step of a newly expanding statewide program — funding, access to markets, and a community of support help complete the […]
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From Dreaming to Doing: 5 Tips for Beginning Farmers
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The number of young farmers is growing. These tips can help new farm businesses successfully navigate the startup stage. Newly released data from the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture show […]
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Farmer Funding: SARE Opens Applications for $15,000 Grant
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A lot can be done with $15,000. Take it from Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm. She and her team were able to use a previous $15,000 SARE Farmer Grant […]








