COVID-19 Farm Management Resources
- Navigating Farm Support Programs During COVID-19
- Managing a Farm During COVID-19
- Preparing for Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Farms (Main Extension Farm Management Page)
- As a Farmer What are My Risks of Contracting COVID-19?
- I’m Having Products Delivered – What Precautions Should I Take?
- Doing Farm Business During COVID-19: Managing Visitors and Deliveries to Farms
COVID-19 Financial Assistance for Farmers
- Paycheck Protection Program for Farmers
- Emergency Income Disaster Loans
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
- USDA COVID-19 Assistance for Farmers (See panels under “Updates on Programs and Services”)
- Families First Coronavirus Recovery Act (FFCRA): Legal Obligations for Farms with Employees During COVID-19
News and Blogs about COVID-19
- Farm groups: Federal aid will help, not solve pandemic problems
- Stephenson and Shutske: Six possible impacts of COVID-19 on farming
- COVID-19: Social Distancing for Farmers – Paul Mitchell, Director, Renk Agribusiness Institute
- [New Data] Farmers’ COVID-19 Concerns: What You Need to Know – Farm Market iD Team
- COVID-19 and Spring Planting: What’s a Farmer to Do? – Paul Mitchell, Director, Renk Agribusiness Institute
- Coronavirus outbreak hurts agriculture markets – Jeff Dahdah, Spectrum 1 News
- COVID-19 won’t stop seed, chemicals – Holly Spangler, Prairie Farmer
- What’s in the CARES Act for Food and Agriculture – John Newton, American Farm Bureau Federation
Useful Resources for Farmers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- How to Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19 from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
- Guide to the CARES Act from the US Senate
- The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act from the US Senate
- COVID-19 Guidance for farm employers from the University of Wisconsin Divison of Extension
- Doing farm business during COVID-19: Managing visitors and deliveries to farms from the University of Wisconsin Divison of Extension
- Guide to Basic Biosecurity from DATCP
- DATCP has extended certifications for private and commercial pesticide applicators
- The DOT has extended CDLs to help reduce business disruptions.
- COVID-19 Spread Data (DHS)
Interview with Dr. Paul Mitchell about farm support programs during COVID-19
