From what I am hearing, sales are going well – which is both a good and bad thing this year!
No new regions are open but the Capital District and Western NY are close so hopefully it happens this week!
This is useful to determine if you can be open https://www.businessexpress.ny.gov/app/crw?link_goal_state=ScreenOrder~Main~qs$CRW_01$global$global
Put in your County, then Filter by Category, Industry Sector Ag, Sub Sector Crop Production, Industry Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture, Industry Classification Floriculture Production, click Select and see what you get.
Make sure you
- read and follow the summary guidelines (non-food related)
- affirm the detailed guidance AND
- fill out and print the business safety plan
All here https://forward.ny.gov/industries-reopening-phase#phase-one–agriculture–forestry–fishing—hunting
We are not yet business as usual, but we are getting to be back in business!
A mishmash of information today.
Webinar – Social Media Marketing for Farmers – May 19, 3:00 PM ET
Go to https://ccof.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ptbbCb_sRvOJ_9Zc_fpmvA?timezone_id=America%2FNew_York
to register.
An excellent Biocontrol Bytes blog post on compatibility of pesticides and beneficials
Fresh ideas for garden retail https://www.greenhousecanada.com/approaching-garden-retail-with-fresh-ideas/
A couple of different course series available (not free but quite in depth) – some also in Spanish
University of Florida https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training/
Michigan State https://www.canr.msu.edu/online-college-of-knowledge/
And on sale through May 31 – 75% off!
Penn State https://extension.psu.edu/plant-health-diagnosis-assessing-plant-diseases-pests-and-problems
https://extension.psu.edu/pruning-ornamental-trees-and-shrubs
https://extension.psu.edu/pesticide-sprayer-cleanup
And a series on employee landscape training (scroll down to page 3)
University of Florida also has a new Greenhouse Training Online You-Tube channel –https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_VeVh0iA2F_NbxcJ0Z4AvQ
e-GRO article by Dan Gilrein on some common and uncommon greenhouse pests
Overinformed on IPM podcast (is that possible?) from University of New Hampshire Entomologist Anna Wallingford (who is a Cornell grad so clearly well trained!) https://extension.unh.edu/over-informed
An update on the EIDL and PPP COVID -19 related federal funding sources
https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2020/05/covid-19-update-on-eidl-program-and-ppp-funding/
That’s enough to keep you off the streets!
Have a great week!