Skamania County

Webinar: COVID19 Farm Roundtable: Emergency and Contingency Plans
2020-03-26 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
WEBINAR: COVID19 Farm Roundtable: Emergency and Contingency Plans

3 pm, March 26, 2020
Join on Zoom: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/919114330
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.
Framing: 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.

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 SpecialistProfessor 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
