On April 12, New York Governor Cuomo issued an executive order that included the following text: “For all essential businesses or entities, any employees who are present in the workplace shall be provided and ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor today issued clear guidance in an FAQ to help H-2A employers combat COVID-19. Farms can now secure additional housing to spread out and promote social distancing for the workforce. ...
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Farms with Spanish-speaking employees need to share this awesome new COVID-19 video with your employees. Find it here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W-BIhll_kkw. The video has clear and easy to understand directions for stopping the spread ...
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Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers Become an Effective On-The-Job Trainer The four hands-on regional training workshops “Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers. Become an Effective On-The-Job Trainer” scheduled in ...
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The Cornell Farmworker Program and the Finger Lakes Community Health Clinic are hosting a webinar and Q and A, in Spanish, for farm workers and farmers on Monday, April 13, 2020 at 6:30 PM. ...
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Guidance for Essential Workers Who May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new interim guidance for essential workers (including agricultural workers) who may have been ...
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By Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management Specialist Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team and Nicole Tommell, Ag Business Specialist, Central NY Dairy Team Since Liz’s last PPP article (April 2, 2020), there have been some ...
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By Libby Eiholzer, CCE Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team, and Richard Stup, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly across the world. Although cities have the most sick ...
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New information from NY State Department of Ag and Markets on the new federal Paycheck Protection Program: Question: How can I access the federal Paycheck Protection Program for my agricultural or food related business? ...
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By Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management, Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern NY Commercial Hort Team (emh56@cornell.edu or @CCE_AgMgmt) The recent CARES Act provided additional emergency funding through Small Business Administration (SBA) for businesses who are ...
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