Erie County Farm Businesses: COVID Impact Loan Program Available through ECIDA
Amy Barkley, Team Leader & Livestock Specialist
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
COVID IMPACT LOAN PROGRAM
Has your business been negatively affected by COVID-related restrictions on commerce?
Do you need working capital for your business to take advantage of economic opportunities created by the COVID health crisis?
You may qualify for disaster relief help from our low-interest, no payments for one-year loan program administered by the Regional Development Corporation.
• Loans from $25,000 to $250,000
• Business must be located in Erie County
• Interest rate for all COVID Impact Loans is 1%
• No payments for year one
• Interest-only payments for year two
Please call 716-856-6525 ext. 219 for application information or visit www.ecidany.com
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Upcoming Events
2026 Multi-Species Pasture Walk at the Vanstrom Homestead
June 20, 2026 : 2026 Multi-Species Pasture Walk at the Vanstrom Homestead
Kennedy, NY
Our team is partnering with Chautauqua Co Soil and Water, WNY Crop Mangement, and the Vanstrom Homestead to bring you a pasture walk and hands-on workshop series. Topics include multi-species grazing, forage sampling/results interpretation, soil sampling/results interpretation, and a high tensile fence installment.
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - Cornell Lake Erie Research & Extension Laboratory (Portland, NY)
June 23, 2026
Portland, NY
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be teaching a series of fecal egg count mobile workshops for those who are interested in the internal parasite challenges affecting sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - CCE Allegany County (Belmont, NY)
June 24, 2026
Belmont, NY
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be teaching a series of fecal egg count mobile workshops for those who are interested in the internal parasite challenges affecting sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
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