Updated June 29, 2020

Pinnacle Prevention is here to support farmers. 

We are encouraging farmers to register with their County Farm Services Agency to stay up to date on farmer relief efforts. You can find your county agency here. We are hearing from national partners that relief payments could potentially go through this network, since it is one of the most comprehensive registries of farmers. Visit the links below for more resources.
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County Farm Services Agency

Farmers Guide to covid-19 relief

​Announcing the Farmers’ Guide to COVID-19 Relief. Several of the programs discussed in this Guide are the product of the CARES Act—technically known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The CARES Act became law on March 27, 2020. This guide will focus on how these various programs can provide relief to farmers. Check FLAG’s website (flaginc.org) for updates as the pandemic and farmer relief unfolds.
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Farmers’ Guide to COVID-19 Relief April 2020

AFT’s Farmer Relief Fund 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.

• Initially, 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 at farmers markets and/or direct sales to restaurants, caterers, schools, stores, or makers who use farm products as inputs.


• The application (linked to below in both English and Spanish) is simple and easy to complete but includes sufficient detail to ensure AFT is awarding producers that have the greatest needs. Applicants will be asked to estimate their financial loss.​


• AFT envisions an initial application round extending until April 23, with grants beginning to be made by May 1.​


• Apply in English
• Apply in Spanish

PAYMENTS TO AZ’S FARMERS & RANCHERS: APPLYING FOR THE USDA CFAP PROGRAM​

Are you a farmer or rancher in Arizona suffering from market loss due to COVID-19? The USDA is now accepting applications from farmers for direct payments to offset those impacts. The application and a payment calculator are available online, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff members are available via phone, fax and online tools to help you complete applications.
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6/26 Update: USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that it will now accept applications for this program through an online portal, expanding the options available to producers to apply. FSA is also leveraging commercial document storage and e-signature solutions to enable producers to work with local service center staff to complete their applications from home.
$16 Billion are available through this program, open from May 26 to August 28, 2020. Funds will be administered first-come, first-served.
Click below to get started:
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LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA SMALL BUSINESS FUND and resources list 

Micro-entrepreneurs — businesses with 0-3 employees and less than $250,000 in annual revenue (approximately $35k-$45k in net profits) — struggling to surmount the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may apply for funds to cover business expenses, employee salaries, and other operation-related costs.

English | Español

Click Here for additional financial resources list compiled by Local First Arizona.

FARM SAFETY AND FARM WORKER HEALTH RESOURCE

Safety remains a top priority across the food chain, with everyone—from the farm to the grocery store—doing their part to take great care and precautions to get food safely to our Arizona and American families’ tables. Arizona Farm Bureau has been working hard to get the word out to farmer members regarding CDC guidelines and precautions, as well as guidance being developed by university experts and others specifically for farms.
In the meantime, here’s what some of our Arizona farmers and ranchers are doing to ensure healthy environments for farm workers.

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RESOURCES FOR FARMERS affected by covid-19

Friends of the Farm Program

Friends of the Farm is a pilot program that allows Arizona’s farmers and growers to expand their market reach and support food banks to get a reliable quantity of local fresh food for clients in need. Our goal is to purchase fresh, Arizona-grown produce, dairy, and protein and distribute it to Arizonans struggling with hunger through the statewide emergency food relief network.

If you are a grower and interested in providing a proposal for the purchase of current product or future planning, please contact Sylvia McKeever, Logistics Manager at sylvia@azfoodbanks.org

Click the link below for more info
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Arizona Food Banks to Purchase Produce from Small-Scale Farmers

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