COVID-19 Impact Assessment

For each question, please indicate whether the question applies in your current situation, then indicate the level of impact it is currently having on you or your business, or the impact you feel it would have in future if it applied.

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      Current / Potential Impact
      Low       High
COVID-19 - Health Risks Yes No 1 2 3 4 5
Are any family or farm workers eligible for Flu Jab?
Does anyone have underlying health issues?
Is anyone in contact with elderly people?
Are any of the family or staff pregnant?
Is social distancing possible?
Are people in the business able to isolate?
Do you know what symptoms to expect with COVID-19 infection?
Do you have wash facilities & hand wash/masks?
 
      Current / Potential Impact
      Low       High
Farming Operations Yes No 1 2 3 4 5
Travel - Do you have travel to work protocols in place for you and staff?
Deliveries - Are delivery/loading protocols in place?
Labour - Are there short-term labour contingencies in place?
Labour - Would you normally require additional (seasonal) labour?
Feed stocks - are deliveries ordered and scheduled?
Vet - Do you have sufficient stock of routine medicines in store?
Medicines - Have you ordered and agreed delivery your Drenches/Pour-ons/Vaccines?
Fuel - Do you have regular Fuel Deliveries ordered and scheduled?
Fertiliser and Seed - Do you have your deliveries ordered and scheduled?
Chemicals and Sprays - Are all applications planned and arranged?
Machinery - Do you have a stock of regular parts and are services scheduled?
Admin - Are you able to keep up with admin tasks (BCMS/IACS/Field Records)?
 
      Current / Potential Impact
      Low       High
Marketing Yes No 1 2 3 4 5
Are you struggling to get livestock sold?
Is the current situation causing a backlog and additional costs?
Do you have alternative marketing options?
Are you watching the markets?
Do you have a marketing plan in place?
Do you take regular marketing advice?
 
      Current / Potential Impact
      Low       High
Mental Health & Wellbeing Yes No 1 2 3 4 5
Are you managing to cope with the COVID-19 situation?
Are you worried by what you see on the news?
Are there more day to day worries, or are you under pressure?
Are you using your Professional Support Network (consultant/accountant/bank)?
Are you keeping in contact with friends?
Are you regularly communicating with Staff about COVID-19?
Do you think COVID-19 will have a long term impact on your business?
 
      Current / Potential Impact
      Low       High
Business & Financial Management Yes No 1 2 3 4 5
Are you concerned about finances?
Are you concerned about short-term cashflow?
Are you worried about longer-term cashflow?
Do you have sufficient overdraft facilities?
Will you require Capital Repayment Holidays on loans?
Have you spoken with your Bank/Accountant?
Do you have a budget in place?
Do you have an up-to-date will in place?
Do you have power of attorney in place?
Is there more than one business signatory?
 
      Current / Potential Impact
      Low       High
Government Support Yes No 1 2 3 4 5
Are you aware of grants and loans available?
Are you aware of the other Government support?
Do you feel you require any support?
Are you aware of the FAS Specialist Advice funding?