Agriculture
Practical solutions to continue essential agricultural work
Economic aspects
- The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020 - A Practical Guide (A summary of provisions of the $2 trillion federal CARES Act passed in March 2020)
- 4-H: Market Animal Sale Options & Regulations
Federal support for farmers
- Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Direct relief to producers who have suffered losses during the 2020 marketing year due to COVID-19. (USDA)
- Federal Rural Resource Guide
- Quick Guide CDBG Infectious Disease Response
- Disaster loan assistance (Federal Government)
Safety aspects
On the farm
- PPE in short supply for farm work during the COVID-19 crisis
- Safety Guidance for Agricultural Operations during COVID-19 Outbreak (Fact sheet)
- Guidelines for preventing the spread of infection at the farm
- Policy and Procedures for Safe Food Handling During COVID-19 on the Farm (For small and urban farms and gardens)
- Safe handling practices for fresh produce in a time of COVID-19 (ppt)
- COVID-19 Infection Prevention for Agricultural Employers and Employees (California Department of Industrial Relations)
- Tips on urban ag and COVID-19 (blog post)
- Western Center for Ag Health and Safety (Website)
Off farm
- COVID-19 safety guidelines for farm stands (Download and print signs for farm stands)
- Food grocery drivers
- Meat processing workers
- Disaster response from EDEN (Extension Education Disaster Network)
Reducing pest pressure
- Protecting food production systems: Pests in agriculture
- Interested in videos on pests?
- Explore our 99 free online how-to pest management videos (UC IPMYouTube)
- Explore these 19 free (and 4 for a fee) Online Integrated Pest Management courses or explore at UC IPM online courses eXtension
Connecting consumers and farmers
- UCANR and CROPMOBSTER are holding an online call-to-action to "Activate Your Local Community Food & Resource Exchange" from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. Register here.
- COVID-19 stories from UC ANR Small Farm & Food Advisors: March 2020
- The UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is helping consumers purchase directly from local farms and ranches by sharing connections to local farmers all over California on the UC Agritourism Directory, http://calagtour.org.
- COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Direct-from-Farm Resources Information and links to local agricultural and community organizations connecting consumers with farms and ranches offering box deliveries, farm stands, online ordering, delivery and pickup services, organized by region.
- COVID-19 Response and Resources for California Farms (CAFF)
- COVID-19 Food Safety Resources (UC Davis)
- Resource roundup (UC ANR's Nutrition Policy Institute)
California agricultural workers
- OnwardCA.org is a one-stop resource for the people of California impacted by job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://onwardca.org/
- COVID-19 disaster relief for immigrants - An undocumented adult who qualifies can receive $500 in direct assistance, with a maximum of $1000 in assistance per household. (This website is available in other languages. Click on the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the page to select a new language.)
- California's Coronavirus Food Security Efforts for Immigrant Californians (California Food Policy Advocates)
- California Workers During COVID-19 Crisis: Filing for supplemental pay due to impacts on wages
- COVID-19 Resource Guide for Immigrants in California (Immigrant Policy Center)
- COVID-19 Infection Prevention for Agricultural Employers and Employees (California Department of Industrial Relations)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Farmworkers and Farmworker Housing
- Farm Employers Labor Service
- Multilingual checklist and guidance from Cal/OSHA
- COVID-19 Worker Protection Video – Infection Prevention for Agricultural Workers
- English(Video Transcript) – Posted May 20, 2020
- Español(transcripción de video en español) – Posted May 29, 2020
- Mixteco(Mixteco Video Transcript) – Posted June 5, 2020
More resources:
- UC IPM
- UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- or see these ag resources
- Visit the UC ANR publication catalog