COVID-19 Resource Links

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu

These sites provide a wide range of information on Covid-19 for farms, families, and the general public from University Extension sources.

Delaware
University of Delaware Extension https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension/trending/coronavirus-resources/

Surrounding States
University of Maryland Extension https://extension.umd.edu/learn/covid-19-resources

Rutgers University Experiment Station https://njaes.rutgers.edu/covid-19/

Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/coronavirus

Specific Updated Information Links for Produce Growers and Direct Marketers from University and Government Sources
1) Updated guidance for maintaining social distancing and safe food handling practices at direct market farm product sales locations from Rutgers https://onfarmfoodsafety.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Best-Practices-Direct-Market-Sales-3.25.20.pdf

2) US EPA Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2

3) COVID-19 Food Safety for Specialty Crop Farm Operators from the Ohio State University https://producesafety.osu.edu/sites/prsafety/files/imce/Food_Safety-SC_Operations%2003262020.pdf

USDA Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.usda.gov/coronavirus

Produce Trade Associations
Produce Marketing Association https://www.pma.com/content/press-releases/2020/coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak

United Fresh Produce Association https://www.unitedfresh.org/coronavirus-fresh-produce-industry-resource-page/