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
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi producers affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic can now access a guide on applying for monetary relief through a new federal program.
Following nationwide closures of pre-Ks and early childhood education centers due to coronavirus, millions of parents are now caring for their young children at home.
Many Mississippi parents are wondering how to continue their young child’s learning, said Louise Davis, a Mississippi State University Extension Service professor with the School of Human Sciences. With a little bit of structure and some fun activities, young children can continue to develop the skills they need for school and beyond.
My husband and I cook dinner at home 99 percent of the time. Now that we are practicing social distancing under the governor’s safer-at-home order, our kitchen is really getting a workout.
May 4 marks a milestone for me and my wife as the last Star Wars movie, “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker,” is being released straight to digital, thanks to COVID-19.
Mississippi State University Extension is helping U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Tupelo) and other partners in launching a new FARM Corps program to connect furloughed or unemployed veterans and members of the National Guard, Reserve and all service branches with local farm and ranch jobs
Watch
Conversations about Coronavirus: Interview with Wayne Madkin
Monday, April 27, 2020 - 11:30am
