COVID-19 Sector Guidance & News

Sector Guidance & Best Practices

State Resources

• COVID-19 Testing Guidelines for Farm Workers – University of Vermont Extension
• Farmers Market Guidance – Updated October 15, 2020
• Pick-Your-Own Restart Plan – Updated September 14, 2020
• Guidance for Greenhouses and Nurseries – Agency of Commerce & Community Development

Federal Resources

• COVID-19 Vaccination & the Food and Agriculture Sector – FDA and CDC

• Interim Guidance for Agriculture Workers & Employers – CDC and U.S. Department of Labor
• Agricultural Employer Checklist for Creating a COVID-19 Assessment and Control Plan – CDC
• Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – FDA
• Animal Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – FDA
• What to Do If You Have a COVID-19 Confirmed Positive Worker or Workers Who Have Been Exposed to a Confirmed Case of COVID-19 – FDA – Updated July 17, 2020
• Best Practices for Re-Opening Retail Food Establishments During the COVID-19 Pandemic – FDA
• Food and Agriculture: Considerations for Prioritization of PPE, Cloth Face Coverings, Disinfectants, and Sanitation Supplies During the COVID-19 Pandemic – FDA
• Poster to Keep Meat Packing, Poultry And Pork Workers Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic – U.S. Department of Labor

​VOSHA Educational Material for all Employees Including Farm Workers

• VOSHA Educational Material for all Employees Including Farm Workers
• (Version en Espanol) - VOSHA Educational Material for all Employees Including Farm Workers 
• To view VOSHA’s health and safety instructions in other languages please visit labor.vermont.gov/vosha

Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development (ACCD) Resources

Visit the ACCD COVID-19 Recovery Resource Center to Ask a Question (including questions about essential/critical businesses) or view all of Governor Phil Scott's​ Emergency Executive Orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Recovery Resource Center also provides—

Resources for Business

• Restart Vermont Resources, including reopening and training plans
• Phased Restart Work Safe Guidance, including mandatory health and safety requirements for all business, nonprofit and government operations
• Stay Home Stay Safe FAQs
• Sector Specific Guidance

Letters and Information from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

• Letter to USDA Secretary Perdue in Support of Assistance to Agricultural Producers – April 17, 2020
• VAAFM Letter to Vermont Milk Retailers – April 16, 2020
• VAAFM COVID-19 Economic Recovery Calls – March & April, 2020
• Letter to USDA Secretary Perdue in Support of the Dairy Industry – April 8, 2020
• COVID-19 Agriculture Essential Business Letter – April 1, 2020
• VAAFM Letter to Vermont Milk Haulers – March 23, 2020
• VAAFM Letter to Vermont Dairy Processors – March 23, 2020
• VAAFM Letter to Dairy Farmers and Milk Cooperatives – March 23, 2020
• Canine Rabies Vaccination and Municipal Licensing Information – March 18, 2020
• VAAFM Letter to Vermont Veterinarians – March 17, 2020
• Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory (VAEL) Services