New 5-7-2020: COVID-19 response plan template and FAQ for fruit and vegetable farms from UMN; Guidelines to Exercise Essential Status for a Farmers’ Market; SBA Covid19 disaster loans for Indiana small business
What is new? (5-7-2020)
COVID-19 response plan template and FAQ for fruit and vegetable farms from UMN.
https://blog-fruit-vegetable-ipm.extension.umn.edu/2020/04/covid-19-response-plan-template-and-faq.html
This template can help you plan and communicate with others about changes in your operation that are needed to deal with the corona virus pandemic.
Guidelines to Exercise Essential Status for a Farmers’ Market
https://www.purdue.edu/dffs/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/COVID-DFFS-INDIANA_Farmer-Market-Guidelines.pdf
SBA COVID-19 DISASTER LOANS FOR INDIANA SMALL BUSINESSES (link update 5/7)
https://isbdc.org/indianacovid19smallbusiness/
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options
Here are the categorized information resources
Financial
SBA COVID-19 DISASTER LOANS FOR INDIANA SMALL BUSINESSES (link update 5/7)
https://isbdc.org/indianacovid19smallbusiness/
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options
SBA Help for Small (and Family) Businesses, Purdue Institute for Family Farms (update) (4/28)
https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/fambiz/Documents/SBA_Help_for_Small_Businesses.pdf
COVID-19 Affected Business and Employee Resource Guide from Sen. Braun (3/27)
https://www.braun.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/Senator%20Mike%20Braun%20COVID-19%20Affected%20Business%20and%20Employee%20Resource%20Guide_0.pdf
Information about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act); the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; and Small Business Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).
Production
COVID-19 response plan template and FAQ for fruit and vegetable farms from UMN. (5/7)
https://blog-fruit-vegetable-ipm.extension.umn.edu/2020/04/covid-19-response-plan-template-and-faq.html
This template can help you plan and communicate with others about changes in your operation that are needed to deal with the corona virus pandemic.
A Guide for Community Gardens During the COVID-19 Pandemic (3/25)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36666
Purdue Crop Chat Podcast Episode 2, COVID-19 Implications (3/25)
https://www.hoosieragtoday.com/purdue-crop-chat-podcast-episode-2-covid-19-implications/
Labor and Family
Be Careful When Employing Youth to Do Farm Work This Spring – Know the Laws (4/23)
https://extension.purdue.edu/INPREPared/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Be-Careful-When-Employing-Youth-to-do-Farm-Work-–-Know-the-Laws1.docx
Protecting Farm Labor during the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/28)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36891
Safety for Farm Children During COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders (4/23)
https://extension.purdue.edu/INPREPared/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-and-Farm-children.docx
Indiana State Dept. of Health – Interim Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Migrant Farm Workers, Labor Camps Operators and their Employers (3/25)
https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/files/IN_COVID-19%20worker%203.25.20.pdf
H2Ahttps://www.farmers.gov/manage/h2a
Temporary final rule to change certain H-2A requirements to help U.S. agricultural employers (4/16)
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/04/15/dhs-and-usda-move-protect-american-farmers-and-ensure-continued
H2A Update: Waiver of in-person interview requirements for certain H-2A and H-2B visa applicants. (3/27)
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/important-announcement-on-h2-visas.html
Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from CDC (3/24)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html
OSHA Guidance to Help Prevent Worker Exposure to COVID-19 (3/19)
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/controlprevention.html
U.S. Dept. of Labor – COVID-19 and the American Workplace. (3/27)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic
Food Safety and Sanitation
Please check Safe Produce Indianafor more updated information related to food safety
FDA Q&A regarding food safety and the coronavirus disease. Updated questions including: How do I maintain social distancing in my food production/processing facility?; What do I need to do if a worker in my farm has tested positive for COVID-19? (4/07)
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-during-emergencies/food-safety-and-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
FDA food safety recommendations for producers and restaurant owners (3/19)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36599
USDA Temporarily Extends Expiration Dates for Some Good Agricultural Practices, Domestic Origin Verification, Plant Systems Audit Program Certifications (3/31)
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAMS/bulletins/283fd87
Indiana State Dept. of Health – Food Safety Guidance (update 4/18)
English: https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/files/IN_COVID-19_FoodGuidance_4.8.20.pdf
Spanish: https://coronavirus.in.gov/files/IN_COVID-19_FoodGuidance_03.31.20_version%20nueva.pdf
Indiana Registered Disinfectants for Use Against COVID-19 (4/27)
https://www.oisc.purdue.edu/pesticide/pdf/COVID-19-disinfectants_042420.pdf
EPA List of Disinfectants for COVID-19 (3/19)
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2
A Guide to Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting for Produce Farms, from Univ. Vermont (3/31)
https://blog.uvm.edu/cwcallah/2020/03/30/clean-sanitize-disinfect/
Build Your Own Handwashing Station, Rutgers (3/31)
https://onfarmfoodsafety.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Build-Your-Own-Hand-Washing-Station.pdf
Food Safety and Sanitation Resources from NCSU (3/25)
https://foodsafety.ces.ncsu.edu/covid-19-resources/
Simple 2-page, large-font materials about food safety and sanitation. Social media images. Spanish and English.
Markets/Marketing
Guidelines to Exercise Essential Status for a Farmers’ Market (5/7)
https://www.purdue.edu/dffs/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/COVID-DFFS-INDIANA_Farmer-Market-Guidelines.pdf
A Guide to Alternative Delivery Systems for Local Producers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (3/24)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36645
Ag Economist weighs in on impacts of COVID-19 on food markets (3/24)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36559
A guide for local producers to navigate the COVID-19 outbreak (3/19)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36549
A guide for farmers’ markets to navigate the COVID-19 outbreak (3/19)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36616
A consumer guide to buying from local farmers during the COVID-19 outbreak (3/19)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36596
Recommendations for Produce Auctions During the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/28)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36888
Working with Food-Purchasing Assistance Programs (4/28)
https://extension.purdue.edu/article/36927
USDA – if you wish to provide suggestions (3/25)
For solutions to feeding children impacted by COVID-19, email feedingkids@usda.gov.
For solutions impacting America’s food supply chain and other logistical complications, email foodsupplychain@usda.gov.
(from https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/03/17/usda-working-private-sector-response-covid-19)
Resources from Trade Associations, etc.
Farmers Market Coalition Resource Page – includes examples of practices across the country (3/27)
https://farmersmarketcoalition.org/covid-19-crisis-farmers-market-new-guidelines/
Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition Resources Page (3/25)
https://www.hoosieryfc.org/resources.html
Supporting the Supply Chain During COVID-19 from United Fresh Produce Association (3/25)
https://specialtyagriculture.secondstreetapp.com/api/message_contents/1749388/2077401/A3D52D2F-6160-4476-9816-EC3EB82F2DE3
Agency and Organization Updates
Indiana State Chemist and Seed CommissionerCOVID-19 Adjustments Update (4/16)
https://www.oisc.purdue.edu/pesticide/pdf/covid-19_adjustment_update_041620.pdf
Key Sites – General
Coronavirus and USDA Service Centers (3/24)
https://www.farmers.gov/coronavirus
Indiana Disaster Prep from Purdue Extension (3/19)
https://extension.purdue.edu/INPREPared/coronavirus/
Indiana State Dept. of Agriculture (3/24)
https://www.in.gov/isda/3555.htm
Indiana State Dept. of Health (3/19)
https://www.in.gov/coronavirus/
U.S. Centers for Disease Control (3/19)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
U.S. FDA (3/19)
https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-issues/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
World Health Organization (3/19)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Please let us know of other resources we should publicize, or information you need and can’t find