COVID-19 Resources for Businesses, Farms, and Communities
Mississippi FARM Corps
The mission of Mississippi FARM Corps is to provide a ready, willing, and able workforce of National Guard and Reserve soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and other military veterans in service to American agriculture.
Handouts:
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Hand Hygiene
Handwashing_COVID-19_Flyer_031220-1.pdf
MSUHandwashing_COVID-19_Flyer_Spanish.pdf
Homemade Hand Sanitizer – Small scale recipe from World Health Organization formulation
Homemade-Hand-Sanitizer_COVID-19_Flyer.pdf
MSUHomemade-Hand-Sanitizer_COVID-19_Flyer_032920-Spanish.pdf
Cleaning and Disinfection
Cleaning-and-disinfection_COVID-19_Flyer_031520.pdf
MSUCleaning-and-desinfection_COVID-19_Flyer_031720-Spanish.pdf
Foodservice
General FAQs and Employee Health
Retail-FAQ_COVID-19_031520.pdf
ProduceProduction_Food-Safety_COVID-19_Flyer_MSU.pdf
MSUSpanish_Food-Safety_COVID-19_Flyer.pdf
Cleaning and Disinfection
Retail-Cleaning_COVID-19_032620MSU.pdf
Receiving and Food Packaging
Retail-Packaging_COVID-19_031520.pdf
Restaurant Reopening Information
AFDO Restaurant Reopening Fact Sheet v.5.pdf
National-Restaurant-Association-COVID19-Reopening-Guidance.pdf
Grocery Store
General FAQs and Employee Health
Grocery-Store-Cleaning-and-Disinfection-FAQ_COVID-19_031520.pdf
Cleaning and Disinfection
Grocery-Store-Cleaning-and-Disinfection-FAQ_COVID-19_031520.pdf
Receiving and Food Packaging
Grocery-Store-Cleaning-and-Disinfection-FAQ_COVID-19_031520.pdf
Grocery Shopping
MSUSpanish_Grocery-Shopping_COVID-19_Flyer.pdf
Food Bank
Best Practices and Communication
Food-Bank-Best-Practices_COVID-19_031620.pdf
Receiving Food and Cleaning
Food-Banks-Receiving-and-Cleaning_COVID-19_031620.pdf
Farmers’ Markets
Handling COVID-19 at Farmers’ Markets
Farm-Stand_COVID-19_FlyerMSU.pdf
U-Pick Farms
Handling COVID-19 at U-Pick Farms
U-Pick-Farms_COVID-19_031620.pdf
Additional
Community-Gardens_COVID-19_Flyer MSU.pdf
Bulk-Beef-Sales_COVID-19_Flyer MSU.pdf
Bulk-Pork-Sales_COVID-19_Flyer MSU.pdf
Bulk-Poultry-Sales_COVID-19_Flyer MSU.pdf
COVID_RetailBestPractices_Infographic_04092020.pdf
COVID_RetailBestPractices_FullFactSheet_04092020_2.pdf
Online Resources:
USDA - https://www.usda.gov/coronavirus
Retail Food Environments, Farms, and Industry
Preparing Businesses
OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf
World Health Organization - https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/getting-workplace-ready-for-covid-19.pdf
Industry
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Coronavirus and Pandemic Preparedness for the Food Industry: https://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/food-safety/pandemic-planning-final_verison3-12-20-6.pdf?sfvrsn=347510a0_2
The Acheson Group (TAG), COVID-19 FAQ for the Food Industry: https://www.achesongroup.com/covid-19faqs
Farms
Cornell University - Novel Coronavirus Prevention & Control for Farms - http://agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/2020/03/12/novel-coronavirus-prevention-control-for-farms/
EPA, List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2
EPA, Drinking Water and Waste Water - https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-drinking-water-and-wastewater
CDC, How to Remove Gloves https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/poster-how-to-remove-gloves.pdf
National Restaurant Association (ServSafe) - https://foodsafetyfocus.com/FoodSafetyFocus/media/Library/pdfs/Coronavirus_2019-nCoV_Info_TipsforRestaurants.pdf
National Restaurant Association (ServSafe) - https://foodsafetyfocus.com/tools-research
National Restaurant Association (ServSafe) Webinar - https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&referrer=&eventid=2216823&sessionid=1&key=50D3E4DFAC40026D6518A91355C476F9®Tag=&sourcepage=register
Fightbac, Cleaning and Sanitizing High-Touch Surfaces, https://www.fightbac.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Cleaning_and_Disinfecting_High-Touch_Surfaces.pdf
Georgia Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Recommendations COVID-19 http://agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/ag_consumerprotection/food_safety/files/covid19preventionrecommendations.pdf
Publications
News
With the uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, it’s not uncommon to hear of loved ones and friends who have been infected or who are in quarantine due to exposure. Children, especially, may be confused, worried, and afraid about classmates, friends, and family members who are sick.
Success Stories
Extension Brown Bags flying off shelves in DeSoto County
Mississippi State University Extension agents in DeSoto County are partnering with public librarians throughout the county to distribute Extension Brown Bags to members of the community. Extension has offered a range of educational programs at these libraries, so joining with them to expand the giveaways was a natural choice.
Extension distributes 78,000 masks in Mississippi
When a federal agency made mass shipments of thousands of masks available nationally, the Extension health director in Washington, D.C., Dr. Roger Rennekamp, reached out to his longtime colleague Dr. David Buys, an associate professor with the Mississippi State University Extension Service and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Four Extension experts named fellows in their disciplines
Four well-respected Mississippi State University Extension Service experts were recently named fellows in prestigious academic and service organizations.
