By Joan Sinclair Petzen and Libby Eiholzer At this writing in Mid-December 2020, community spread of COVID-19 is gaining momentum in rural areas of New York. As employers, farmers have certain responsibilities when one of ...
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by Joan Sinclair Petzen Since the onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic several months ago, protecting ourselves, our families, our employees, and businesses has become critical. People are using many substances to clean, sanitize, disinfect, ...
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The following message is from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC): On April 7, 2020 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (the Department) issued a letter announcing the Department ...
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Offered by the Ag Workforce Development Council It was just a year ago that farmers were learning about the new labor laws at the Labor Roadshow III. Yet so much has changed since then! ...
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By Joan Sinclair Petzen As the days grow shorter, temperatures drop, and we are spending more time inside, positive cases of COVID-19 are rising in our region just like we are seeing on the ...
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NYCAMH (the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health) is seeking farm employees to respond to a survey about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting them. The results of the survey will ...
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The NYS Departments of Health, Agriculture & Markets, and Labor are partnering with Extension to get the word out about a special program to provide COVID-19 testing for agricultural workers in several counties across ...
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Farmers: Make Your Voices Heard As part of the 2019 New York Farm Laborer Fair Labor Practices Act (FLFLPA), The NYS Commissioner of Labor is convening a Wage Board to hear stakeholder input about ...
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Effect of Drought Stress on Corn There are many fields of pineappled corn across NWNY. The lack of rainfall is really starting to show and some plants are rolling at 9am. Later planted crops ...
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by John Hanchar and Joan Petzen Introduction Effects of drought conditions on crops and livestock will challenge farm business owners’ abilities to achieve financial objectives over the next several months. Farm business owners can ...
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