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COVID-19 Farm Roundtable: Emergency and Contingency Plans

March 26, 2020, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join on Zoom: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/919114330

Farmers work under multiple stressors; and COVID19 puts extreme demands on already challenging times. Presenters will share considerations for farm operations in an emergency, tips to help plan for contingencies, and tools to develop plans with your support networks.

Discussion Leads: Carrie Backman, WSU Wahkiakum County Extension Associate Professor; Michael Gaffney, WSU Extension Assistant Director; Dr. Susan Kerr, WSU Livestock Specialist Emerita; Dr. Mark Schmidt, Epidemiologist and Puget Island, WA market farmer.

 

Time

What

Discussion Lead

3:00

Welcome and Introductions, and purpose of the call

Carrie Backman, Wahkiakum County Extension Director

3:05

Emergency Preparedness:

  • Strategic Emergency Management Concerns
  • Continuity of Operations and Recovery planning

Michael Gaffney, Assistant Director, WSU Extension and CED Unit Director

3:20

Farm Contingency Plans

Susan Kerr, WSU Livestock and Dairy Extension Specialist

Professor Emerita

3:35

Taking Care of Farm and Community: Tips from a Farmer and Epidemiologist

Mark Schmidt, epidemiologist and farmer, Blue Skies Farm

3:50

Farm Roundtable

Carrie Backman and Bruce Craven, Backwater Farm

Details

Date:
March 26, 2020
Time:
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Website:
https://wsu.zoom.us/j/919114330

Venue

Zoom
WA United States