Identify your resources and revise your plan, says livestock emergency planning expert.
Direct speech: “The COVID-19 pandemic is a completely different type of emergency,” said Rebecca Hasted, a teacher in the rescue of large technical animals.
Over the course of more than 50 years, agricultural efficiency has more than doubled. Farmers' productivity is now 262% higher than in the middle of the last century.
Direct speech: “Most disasters, such as fires and floods, force people to move, but people must not move in COVID-19,” Husted said on Thursday at a livestock care conference in Alberta.
Planning ahead - even in a rapidly changing situation - remains key. This should include contacting the government or agencies and informing them of your situation.
According to Husted, Canada and the US use “disaster response plans,” which include evacuation plans as well as on-site shelter plans.
Direct speech: “Supply chains will be affected,” said Husted. “Veterinary associations suggest that some pharmaceutical products may be in short supply. It is possible that some of these materials are manufactured in China. ”
Think about staff requirements, and you will need to take steps if the staff becomes ill or needs a break to work with sick relatives or to care for children. In addition, many people in the agricultural community are older, and therefore more likely to be seriously ill.
Also make a list of contacts, including "all those who are important to your business, from your employees to your suppliers."
- Ireland was the only country to increase meat production in the first four months of the year.
- Production of pigs and cattle in the country increased significantly in the first quarter of this year, which indicates sufficient supplies for the domestic market.
- Earlier we wrote that most of the cattle in Ukraine are raised in private households.