Cornell Cooperative Extension

Essex County

Farmer Resources

Guide to Farming in NYS
Comprehensive guide for navigating the various dimensions of agricultural business including basics of financing, taxes, planning, marketing, grants, climate and soil considerations and more. A great place to start. 
Small Farms Resources
Ample resources for small farm management, from funding to soil health, marketing to food safety.
NNY Ag Team ; Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ; Harvest NY
Each team is made up of specialists, research programs and workshops tailored for our region. Research-based tools for your agricultural operations, experts providing on-the-ground support, business planning and marketing tools and more.
Farm Credit East Grants Compilation

Lists most grants available throughout the Northeast.

Farm Commons
Legal information and support for sustainable farmers. Webinars, tutorials, resources, services and even a podcast.
Farm Hack
A worldwide community of farmers who build and modify their own tools and share their innovations as well as other techniques online. 
Google Earth and Web Soil Survey
This website provides tutorials on how to use Google Earth and the UC Davis SoilWeb adaptation of the national soil surveys to zone, map, measure, plan and study your farm. You can also overlay topographical maps. Note that the ‘parcel’ view function in Google Earth is not available as described in the tutorial. However, you can view Essex County parcels in the following website:
Essex County Map Viewer GIS
If you click on ‘Map Layers’ and ‘Parcels’ then zoom in far enough, you can view parcel information. You can also view all Ag District parcels. Go to the right of the map, click layers, click Essex County, and choose "Ag District". You may need to zoom in for this layer to activate.
Adirondack Harvest
Get connected with local growers, local markets and communities. Have your farm featured on an interactive website and local food map and in festivals.

Rural Tax Education

Tax information for farms, in a language that's easy to read, with examples.

New York Farmland for a New Generation

Find or sell farmland, search or post on-farm jobs, browse lots of resources and events.

Natural Resources Conservation Programs
Conservation practices and programs for your land. Includes funding opportunities.
Custom Rate Resources
Provides reasonable ballpark prices for buying, selling or renting various services, equipment and commodities.
Farm Building Exemptions
New York Farm Bureau
Agricultural lobbying organization, also offering a wide range of legal advice.

Asbestos and Farming Information

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Visitors board the hayride at Farm City Day 2007, Lew-Lin Farm, Dryden NY.

Agritourism Guide

This CCE guide, "Getting Started in Agritourism" (2016) covers how to begin, what visitors expect, customer relations, income streams, liability, marketing and other useful resources.

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Adirondack Harvest

Adirondack Harvest is a program of CCE Essex that promotes the production and consumption of locally grown food and wood products.

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Last updated July 11, 2022

Farmer Resources