1.  Provided by The Perennial Farm (with permission to use name) Following the COVID-19 task force recommendations, we are restricting deliveries to the New York Tri-State area until April 9th. (this includes: NJ Counties: Sussex, Passaic, Morris, Bergen. New Your City: Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties. CT County: Fairfield.) No deliveries will be made with company trucks to the specified areas. We should still be able to ship using one-way racks. I have attached 3 maps showing the restricted areas. This is being done to minimize exposure to this COVID-19 virus 'hot spot'. We continue to respond to this virus with an abundance of caution and safety.
2.  Some orders continue to ship out and some delay. We continue to work on potting up future stock as liners arrived in early May. This seasonally warm weather maybe helping spirits but are not helping our time frame. We have made modifications based on CDC guidelines to protect all of our staff that is currently needed to work as well as having staff work from home if possible. We are also taking steps to prepare if Governor Hogan does put us on a lockdown situation, which I hope does not occur. I look forward to hearing from all of you and hope you are all doing well.
3. Currently, the farm is open, and we are delivering plants to some clients.  Some employees are working from home, we are staggering work schedules and postponing the start dates for all Part-Time employees. 
4. So far, we are still shipping. One load to Bergen County, NJ was stopped when they shut down all business activity. A partial load to CT was cancelled due to fear; didn't want to dig it anyway so it was a win.
5. Still shipping with very few issues. Still taking orders. 
6. I am impressed with some of the ideas like curb side pick-up, etc. and I hope that translates to more progressive thinking about web-based ordering for our retailers.  

1. Many of my clients are putting IPM services on hold in order to contain costs. However, the pests will not wait to attack until this health threat passes. Without proper IPM programs in place, it will be extremely difficult for growers to maintain healthy plants and prevent plant losses while also trying to balance a reduced workforce and cost containment efforts. And, the slower their business, under the circumstances, the longer they will need to keep their plants healthy and sellable. Under these circumstances, I would think IPM programs are essential and needed more now than ever.