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Updates to the Paycheck Protection Program and COVID-19 Sick Leave

Sarah Everhart

Jan 12, 2021
3 min

Updates to the Paycheck Protection Program and COVID-19 Sick Leave

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. On December 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act). The Act contains many topics of interest to the farm community, this post, however, will focus on the impacts to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the federally mandated sick and family medical leave. To read more about previous versions of these, and other COVID-1

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USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

Paul Goeringer

Oct 6, 2020
5 min

USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

Provides overview of new CFAP 2 program

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Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program

Sarah Everhart

Jun 16, 2020
3 min

Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program

By Sarah Everhart This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. In early April I posted about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP, a forgivable loan program meant to provide financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, was part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). On June 5, 2020, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPPFA) into law (H.R. 7010). The

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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Resources are Now Available

Paul Goeringer

May 25, 2020
1 min

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Resources are Now Available

See here for the site’s reposting policy. USDA has recently announced a new program to provide assistance to growers and livestock producers who aced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19. The new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will begin to signup on May 26 and close on August 28th. See https://www.farmers.gov/cfap from USDA. CFAP will provide support to eligible livestock, wool, dairy, non-specialty crop, and specialty crop producers.

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May 7, 2020
2 min

Governor Hogan Authorizes Virtual Witnessing of Estate Planning Documents

By Mayhah Suri The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. As governments and businesses around the country adapt to the evolving global pandemic, changes are being made to some legal processes. Maryland is currently in a state of emergency, which means the government has the authority to change laws to fulfill the goal of protecting public health by reducing the spread of the virus. With this in mind, Governor Hogan announced r

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Sarah Everhart

May 5, 2020
4 min

Produce Food Safety & COVID-19

By Sarah Everhart The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. We all need some good news these days, right? So let’s start with the good news. The good news is that according to FDA, there is currently no evidence of food or food packaging being associated with the transmission of COVID-19. The virus is spread through respiratory droplets or by touching an object with the virus on it and then subsequently touching your mouth, n

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MAY 4, 2020 UPDATE: SBA has opened the EIDL application web portal for farmers and ranchers