Both the U.S. and New York governments passed COVID-19 related legislation in recent weeks affecting employee leave from work. These programs are designed to protect jobs and provide additional sources of income for employees ...
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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on March 31, 2020 released “Interim Guidance for the Operation of Farmers’ Markets,” you can find a PDF of the document at the following link: ...
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The NY Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, NYCAMH, normally provides respirator fit testing clinics to be sure safety equipment is properly protecting farm employees from pesticides. In this time of COVID-19 there are ...
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Steps that produce farm managers and individuals working with fruit and vegetable farms should consider to protect their workforce, their business, and their markets April 3, 2020 | 10-11:30 am EDT Link to join ...
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Given the current agricultural workforce challenge presented by COVID-19, many farmers are scrambling to find employees. The federal and state agencies involved with H-2A recognize the problem and are allowing farm employers to file ...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a challenging and uncertain situation for H-2A growers, workers, and the agencies who serve them. Growers are scrambling to determine how many workers will actually reach them this year ...
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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on March 24, 2020 released “Interim Guidance for Horticulture,” you can find a PDF of the document at the following link: https://agriculture.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2020/03/guidanceforthehorticultureindustry.pdf Find more information ...
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COVID-19 and Your Dairy webinar Richard Stup, PhD, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development, and Rob Lynch, DVM, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Steps that dairy managers should consider to protect their workforce, their business and their markets. ...
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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on March 22, 2020 released “Interim Guidance for Animal Care Operations,” you can find a PDF of the document at the following link: https://agriculture.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2020/03/interimguidanceforanimalcareoperations.pdf. Find ...
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With the growing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic engulfing the U.S., states are taking action to increase social distancing and slow the spread of the disease. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued executive orders that force most ...
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