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Cornell Cooperative Extension

Schoharie and Otsego Counties

  • Agriculture
  • COVID-19
  • Energy & Env.
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  • Gardening
  • Home & Money
  • Invasives
  • Nutrition & Health
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COVID-19 Resources

NYFarmNet free assistance for farmers

Always free, always confidential

NY FarmNet services are available to all farms in New York state, large and small, with a diversity of commodities including dairy, crops, livestock, maple, fruit, vegetables, honey, nursery, and more.

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COVID-19 and Your Dairy

Steps that dairy managers should consider to protect their workforce, their business and their markets

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View Cornell’s Hudson Valley regional spring wheat, and barley variety trials.

COVID-19 & Your Produce Farm

This webinar covers how produce farm managers and whose who work with fruit and vegetable farms can protect their workforce, business, and markets.

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Managing COVID-19 on Your Dairy Farm

Important items for dairy farm managers to consider in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic

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What can our Ag Team do for you?

Prevention & Control for Farms

Your farm workforce is not immune to coronavirus. Please begin taking steps to protect yourself and your employees.

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Last updated February 19, 2021

COVID-19 Resources

  • CCE's COVID-19 Reopening Safety Plan
  • Guidance & Resources - Ag Community
  • Impact on Farm Businesses in New York
  • Employee Leave & Farm Employers
  • Reliable Resources for Farm Workers
  • COVID-19 Prevention & Control for Farms
  • COVID-19 and Your Produce Farm
  • Managing COVID-19 on Your Dairy Farm
  • COVID-19 Resources for Dairy Farmers
  • Pro-Dairy Podcasts
  • FDA Food Safety & COVID-19
  • Schoharie County Mental Health Services
  • Otsego County Mental Health Services
  • DEC Pesticide Information
  • CCE Thank-A-Farmer Video
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Financial Resources

Protect Yourself Financially From the Impact of COVID-19
Steps to take if you have trouble paying your bills or meeting other financial obligations.

Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. SBA will forgive loans if all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities.

SBA Guidance and Loan Resources
Coronavirus funding options, guidance for businesses and employers, access to capital, and more.

Farmer Relief Fund
American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund will award farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Tax Deadline Extension

Do's and Don'ts for Dairy Farmers when Facing Financial Difficulty

Financial Resources, Grants, and Other Resources for Farmers
Cornell Small Farms Program's compilation of loans, grants, and legal support to help farmers build their own resilience through this pandemic.

WhatsGood Online Farmers' Market
Buy directly from local farmers, artisans, and other vendors in your community and get it delivered to your home or office.

Direct Sales Software Platforms
National Young Farmers Coalition list of online sales platforms

How to Build Market Resilience
Cornell Small Farms Program's guidance for Farmers' Markets, Online Marketing Platforms, and Direct-to-Consumer Marketing for farms.

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
As part of the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program Secretary Perdue announced April 17 that the USDA is exercising authority under the Families first Coronavirus Response Act to purchase and distribute up to $3 billion of agricultural products to those in need. USDA will partner with regional and local distributors, whose workforce has been significantly impacted by the closure of many restaurants, hotels, and other food service entities, to purchase fresh produce, dairy, and meat. This program is for fresh produce, dairy products, chicken, and pork.

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General Questions and Links

Food Production, Processing & Safety Questions

Employment & Agricultural Workforce Questions

Cornell Small Farms Resiliency Resources

Financial & Mental Health Resources for Farmers

NY Extension Disaster Education Network

Educational Programs

Just Plant It, NY!
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the “JUST PLANT IT, NY!” campaign is making free and available to the public resources from the CCE Master Gardener Volunteer program and Cornell Garden-Based Learning program for new vegetable gardeners, with time and access to seeds, soil and a few low-budget tools!

GrazeU
Graze is offering free online class on how to ship perishable goods from your farm

Active Learning to Build Resilience During COVID-19
News, resources and opportunities to develop farm skills during this time of physical distancing.

Virtual Office Hours for ENYCHP
Join us for Zoom meetings on Thursday nights from 7-8pm with any commercial vegetable questions you may have. You can also call in at: 1-646-518-9805, meeting ID: 450 507 028. Also accepting pre-submitted photos and questions at vegofficehours@gmail.com. 

COVID-19 & EDEN

For reliable information and current advisories on Covid 19, visit our colleagues at the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN NY) on their website or social media outlets:
 
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EDEN NY WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER

Another recommended source of up-to-the minute information is the NY State Department of Health.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
Schoharie and Otsego Counties

Extension Center
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Cobleskill, New York 12043
TEL: 518-234-4303
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