CONTACT: mcbay.stephen@epa.gov NEW YORK (November 19, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 office is excited to work with the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) which will receive up to $500,000… Read More »
Continue reading...November 19, 2020 Pat Hastings
EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico
November 18, 2020 Meredith Melendez
What produce safety concerns keep you up at night?
Work in or around produce safety? We have a new project that wants to know what produce safety concerns keep you up at night. In this anonymous online survey you will be asked to rank your top five produce safety risk management areas that need improvement. The information collected will be used to guide Extension […]
Continue reading...November 18, 2020 Tim Waller
Ornamental: Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP2) deadline 12/11/20
USDA’s Farm Service Agency will accept CFAP 2 applications through December 11, 2020. Ornamental crop producers (Christmas trees, Floriculture/Cut flowers, Nursery crops, Cactus) are eligible for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2). The CFAP 2 program is open to all of these operations and is based on sales, inventory, acreage or production in […]
Continue reading...November 13, 2020 Pat Hastings
COVID 19: NJDEP Updates its Alert on Pesticide Paper License Delays – Includes Directions to Print Online Report
[November 12, 2020]. Due to the continued COVID-19 public health emergency, the NJDEP has revised its’ September 28th alert on paper license delays. The updated alert is excerpted in whole below, and has been posted to NJDEP Licensing and Registr… Read More »
Continue reading...November 13, 2020 Pat Hastings
COVID-19: NJDEP Updates Pesticide Certification Exam Launch Date
[November 9, 2020]. The NJDEP has updated its’ September 28th alert on pesticide certification examinations. The update is excerpted in whole below, and has been posted to NJDEP Licensing and Registrations – Pesticide Links and www.pcpnj.org… Read More »
Continue reading...November 12, 2020 Michelle Infante-Casella
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for Livestock Producers
By, Stephen Komar and Michelle Infante-Casella Livestock producers are eligible for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2). If you commercially raise animals for food, fur, fiber, or feathers, you may be eligible for assistance. Check to see if you raise eligible livestock through the USDA’s Eligible Commodities Finder. USDA’s Farm Service Agency will […]
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