COVID-19 Viticulture Update 05/05/2020

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— Written By Mark Hoffmann and last updated by Brandon Hopper

COVID-19 Viticulture Update 05/05/2020

News Today:

Re-opening drafts from several states:

Viticulture Webinars:

If you want to hear Cain Hickey in his new role in Pennsylvania, you better watch this Seminar MAY 6, 2020, at 3 p.m.

Extension:

Recorded Vermicompost webinar led by Rhonda Sherman
Composting at Home: Register online for the free Thursday, May 7 webinar
Extension Partners to Fill the Gap for Hungry Students
Duplin County Online Programs
How NC Farmlink is responding to COVID-19

Government and Financial Aid:

Social Media for Farmers Webinar Series held by NCDA&CS

- May 7 – Instagram
- May 12 – Facebook
- May 14 – Google Business
- May 19 – Using your Smartphone to Create Video
- May 21 – Canva, PicMonkey, and Photo Tips

How NC Farmlink is responding to COVID-19

NC FarmLink has modified its policies to allow N.C. Cooperative Extension agents to register NC FarmLink accounts and create farmer profiles **on behalf of Landowners & Farm Owners** and **on behalf of Farm Seekers**.
Labor: This Google Form was created to gather contact information on individuals seeking to work on farms in North Carolina. The associated spreadsheet will be available to ag agents with a short guide on how to filter the sheet by county. Information shared from this spreadsheet must be shared in a limited manner, e.g., no more than 3 rows shared at any instance. To gain access to view the spreadsheet that contains labor wants and offers, please request permission when prompted by google when you first attempt to open the spreadsheet.
NC FarmLink staff welcome the opportunity to arrange online meetings with property owners as well as farm seekers. This online Google Form allows individuals and agents the ability to request a meeting related to NC FarmLink program mission and goals.

Daily COVID-19 Update as of 5/05/2020:

North Carolina (11 a.m. EST): 12,256 confirmed positive/ 452 deaths
USA: (1:45 p.m. EST): 1,203,502 positive/ 71,022 deaths
World (7:32 p.m. EST): 3,659,271 positive/ 256,894 deaths

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