The Northeast Center for Advancement of Food Safety at the University of Vermont announced an upcoming webinar hosted by Farm Commons that might be of interest. Liability for Transmission of COVID-19 to Customers of Farm & Food Businesses Friday, May 29th at 4pm Eastern If your actions lead to a customer contracting COVID-19, are you […]
Continue reading...May 28, 2020 Rick VanVranken
Webinar Scheduled – Liability for Transmission of COVID-19 to Customers of Farm & Food Businesses
May 27, 2020 Meredith Melendez
Cloth Face Covering Requirements for Customers and Employees
As farms start-up their pick-your-own seasons we are becoming more aware of negative customer feedback on social media sites. Comments have mostly been specific to the requirement of customers wearing face coverings while outside at a farm retail business. Your farm is deemed an “essential retail business” allowing you to be open, but requiring you […]
Continue reading...May 27, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 5/27/20
Sweet Corn A few European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured over the past week, though they are too few in number to generate a map image. While some early corn is now in whorl stage and able to support ECB larvae, adult numbers do not indicate a significant threat as of this week. […]
Continue reading...May 27, 2020 Rick VanVranken
Specialty Crops Producers Can Now Apply for Financial Assistance Through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service sent this bulletin at 05/26/2020 03:31 PM EDT WASHINGTON, May 26, 2020-–Specialty crops producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are now available online and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) […]
Continue reading...May 27, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 5/27/20
Sand blasting has been reported on a number of leafy green and other crops these past few weeks. Injury from sand blasting predisposes plants to bacterial infections. Remember, all bacteria need a wound or a natural opening, such as a stomata, to gain entry into the plant. Fields with extensive injury need to be scouted […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM For 5/26/20
Peach: Plum Curculio (PC): PC oviposition continues in all areas of the state. We have accumulated about 253 DD since petal fall (apple) in southern counties. The Cornell model calls for insecticides applied up to the 340 DD50 mark. The current prediction is for southern counties to hit 340 on or about 5/30. This allows […]
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