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USDA Opens 2022 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage, Expands Program for Supplemental Production

PRESS RELEASE: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2021/usda-opens-2022-signup-for-dairy-margin-coverage-expands-program-for-supplemental-production Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov Program Enhancements Improve Feed Cost Calculations WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2021 – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support dairy farmers and rural communities, today the U.S. Department of ...
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December 13, 2021Emerging IssuesCOVID-19, Dairy, DMC, Farm Business, margin, Risk Management, safety-net, supplemental DMC, USDA

Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program

By: Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management Extension Specialist 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 ...
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October 14, 2021Emerging IssuesCOVID-19, Farm Business, funding, grant, producers, relief, Risk Management, USDA

Restaurant Revitalization Fund – Not just for restaurants!

Written by: Elizabeth Higgins, Extension Specialist Ag Business Management, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program This program provides emergency assistance for eligible restaurants, bars, and other qualifying businesses impacted by COVID-19. The Restaurant Revitalization ...
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May 18, 2021Uncategorizedbusiness, COVID-19, Farm Business

How to Talk About COVID-19 Vaccination With Your Employees

Written by: Mary Kate MacKenzie, Farm Business Management Specialist; Richard Stup, Agricultural Workforce Specialist; and Mary Jo Dudley, Director of the Cornell Farmworker Program The decision to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a highly personal ...
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April 20, 2021Uncategorizedag, COVID-19, Farm Business, vaccination, workforce

USDA Reopens CFAP 2 Sign-up Starting April 5

The USDA Farm Services Agency will accept new and modified Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) 2 applications starting April 5, 2021. The original application period for was from September 21 to December 11, 2020. ...
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April 2, 2021Emerging IssuesCFAP, COVID-19, Dairy, Farm Business, FSA, Risk Management, USDA

SBA to Increase Lending Limit for COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans

PRESS RELEASE: March 24, 2021 | Release Number 21-24 Contact U.S. Small Business Administration at Press_Office@sba.gov https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/mar/24/sba-increase-lending-limit-covid-19-economic-injury-disaster-loans WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is increasing the maximum amount small businesses and non-profit organizations can borrow through its COVID-19 ...
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April 1, 2021OtherCOVID-19, EIDL, Farm Business, loan, Risk Management, SBA

PPP Loan Application Deadline Extended to May 31, 2021

Today (March 31, 2021), President Biden announced the application deadline for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans would be extended from March 31 to May 31, 2021, providing farmers an additional 2 months to apply. ...
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March 31, 2021Emerging IssuesCOVID-19, Farm Business, loan, PPP, Risk Management

Updates to the Paycheck Protection Program Extend Access to Small Farms

Updates to the PPP Loan Program make forgivable loans available to small farms with little or no hired labor expense – act fast to meet the March 31, 2021 application deadline! By Mary Kate ...
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March 17, 2021Emerging IssuesCOVID-19, Farm Business, loan, PPP, Risk Management, SBA, stimulus

Labor Roadshow offered by Cornell Ag Workforce Development

PRESS RELEASE from Cornell PRO-DAIRY e-Leader, Oct 14, 2020: Ag Workforce Development Council is hosting Labor Roadshow IV as a virtual event. A series of five one to two-hour webinars will be held online ...
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October 21, 2020Emerging Issues, EventsCOVID-19, Dairy, Farm Business, labor, management, online, program, Risk Management

Safe Harvest 2020: COVID-19 Office Hours for Producers REGISTER HERE

Safe Harvest 2020: COVID-19 Office Hours @ 12:30 PM, September 15 Cornell CALS and Cornell Cooperative Extension are hosting office hours for farmers and packers to answer any questions they might have about managing ...
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September 10, 2020Emerging IssuesCOVID-19, Dairy, Farm Business, office hours, program, Risk Management