Maine Farmer Resource Network

The Maine SBDC has created a resource page for those needing assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Please visit Maine SBDC resource page for more information.

University of Maine has just launched a site for you to submit your COVID-19 related agriculture questions. Answers will be posted on this FAQ site. Please submit your questions and share with other farmers.

The COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund is for groups of three people minimum, that are community-driven efforts with annual budgets under $100,000, now affected financially by the coronavirus pandemic.  Many farmers markets in Maine could fit the parameters, and probably other multi-farm based marketing groups in the state.  This is a great opportunity to financially support changes […]

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has developed interim guidelines to help answer owner and employee questions about essential agriculture, horticulture, and animal care operations. The department’s website containing a broad range of COVID-19 resources is also available at https://www.maine.gov/dacf/covid19/.

American Farmland Trust will award farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis. Eligible applicants include any small and mid-size direct-market producers. These are defined as producers with annual gross revenue of between $10,000 and $1 million from sales […]

DACF has created a resource page to assist farmers during the Covid-19 crisis. Please visit the DACF COVID-19 resource page for more information.  This page will be regularly update with up to date information.

USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America.  For more information please visit opportunities for immediate relief.

Cornell is offering some of their regular programs for free. This offer is only for a limited. The link to the small farm courses is here https://smallfarmcourses.com/.

UNH has put together a list of Covid-19 resources. A lot of similar resources from our UMaine list, but there are some new ones too. https://extension.unh.edu/tags/covid-19

Many farms across Maine have added alternative ways customers can obtain farm products to accommodate for social distancing in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Maine farmers are updating this database in an effort to increase public access to their farm products during this time. You can view the website and map at this farm product directory […]