Resources for Farmers

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Organizations, Programs, and Partners

  • Dairy Farm Business Summary
    The DFBS allows producers to compare their business to an average of other producers as well as analyze their financial situation, set future goals and make sound financial decisions.

    Small Farms Program
    Our mission is to foster the sustainability of diverse, thriving small farms that contribute to food security, healthy rural communities, and the environment.

    Pro-Dairy Program
    PRO-DAIRY, a NYS dairy industry educational program, enables farm families and other agricultural professionals to realize their values and strive to achieve their professional and personal goals.

    Cornell Cooperative Extension
    provides information on Extension Programs, county extension offices and staff, and information on the following topics: Agriculture, Business and Economics, Children and Youth, Community, Environment, Family, Food and Nutrition, Health, and Home & Household. Extension publications. List of current CCE Ag Educators

    Regional Teams and Programs - CCE
    Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops; Fruit and Vegetables, IPM

    Cornell Cooperative Enterprise Program
    The program is a resource for people desiring to form a cooperative or learn more about the unique nature of a cooperative-structured business, and for cooperative leaders as they govern and manage these unique member-owned companies.

    Cornell Commercial Vegetable Website
    This website funded by the CCE Vegetable SPC/PWT provides information for and links to a variety of topics related to vegetable production and is an excellent resource to commercial vegetable growers.

    Cornell Program on Dairy Markets & Policy

    Community and Rural Development Institute

    College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Cornell University 

    Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University 

    Cornell AgriTechCornell AgriTech
    is the new name for the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Working to develop good farming, food storage, and processing practices while safeguarding the environment, increasing market share for New York producers, and assuring consumers safe, reasonably-priced, high-quality fruits and vegetables.

    New York EDEN
    Linking extension educators, emergency managers, and community officials to enhance resilience and reduce the impact of disasters in New York communities.

    SC Johnson College of Business
    at Cornell University

  • New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
    NYCAMH serves the agricultural community by studying farmers’ health and safety issues, supplying health screenings and education, and providing occupational health and mental health services to farmers.

    New York Department of Agriculture and Markets
    Promoting New York State agriculture, this site has information about the USDA and its programs, Pride of New York, as well as The New York State Fair.

    New York Census of Agriculture
    Contains county profiles and agricultural highlights.

    New York Agricultural Mediation Program
    Provides free, low-cost, confidential mediation, expertise, and processes for conflict management.

    New York Farm Bureau
    Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, volunteer organization financed and controlled by member families to solve economic and public policy issues challenging the agricultural industry.

    Farmland for a New Generation
    Farmland for a New Generation New York is a program coordinated by American Farmland Trust – in partnership with the State of New York, agricultural organizations, land trusts, and others – that helps farmers seeking land and landowners who want to keep their land in farming.

    Soil & Water Conservation DistrictsAdvancing comprehensive natural resource management through the soil and water conservation districts throughout New York State.

    NYS Agricultural Society
    The website highlights the society’s achievements and other useful ag resources. A key feature is a listing of NY century farms, an honor the society initiated in 1937 for farms operated by the same family for 100 years or more. There is also a listing of the bicentennial farms.

    New York Apple Association
    New York Apple Association is the non-profit trade association representing the 674 commercial apple growers in New York State.

    NY Farm Viability Institute
    We are a farmer-led nonprofit group that awards grant funds for applied research, outreach education, and economic development projects that help farms across New York become more profitable and sustainable

    Empire State Development

    New York State Emergency Management Office
    SEMO is the site to visit for information on state emergencies.

    New York State Office of Mental Health

    The Institute for Rural Vitality at SUNY Cobleskill
    The Institute for Rural Vitality at SUNY Cobleskill has a clear mission that encompasses a broad range of initiatives and activities: to engage the substantial resources of SUNY Cobleskill in collaboration with regional partners to enhance community and economic vitality in rural New York.

  • Farm Service Agency

    Farm Service Agency is equitably serving all farmers, ranchers, and agricultural partners through the delivery of effective, efficient agricultural programs for all Americans.

    Natural Resource Conservation Service

    NRCS collaborates with many partners to set conservation goals, to provide the maximum technical assistance to people who work the land, and to leverage the federal contributions to natural resource conservation on private lands.

    Rural Development

    We promote economic development by supporting loans to businesses through banks, credit unions and community-managed lending pools. We offer technical assistance and information to help agricultural producers and cooperatives get started and improve the effectiveness of their operations.

  • Farm Credit East

    Specialized lender and financial services leader committed to Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing, and forest product industries.

    NBT Bank - Agricultural Lending

    Community Bank

    Tompkins Trust - Bank of Castile