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Resources

Keep Current and Fine-Tune Your Farm Business

Current information is essential to manage your farm and grow your business. The Cornell Small Farms Program has created a suite of resources based on these needs, ranging from production to policy and everything in-between.

There’s such a depth of information available to help small farms succeed. Explore these resources to learn ways to strengthen your small farm viability.

If there’s other information or resources that you would be interested in, please contact us and let us know. We also welcome your input.

Resources

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  • Farming Guides

    Farming Guides

    You can access a library of detailed guides on a variety of topics – all focused on supporting all phases of small farm business development.

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  • Online Courses

    Online Courses

    We offer a suite of more than 30 online courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills.

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  • Farm Employee Training Resources and Standard Operating Procedures

    Farm Employee Training Resources and Standard Operating Procedures

    This collection of resources includes videos, fact sheets and websites to help farm owners and managers train employees in general farm processes and advanced farm operations. Topics include best practices

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  • Asylum Seekers & New Americans in New York Agriculture

    Asylum Seekers & New Americans in New York Agriculture

    Welcome to New York! Are you interested in employment in agriculture, food processing, and related industries? Agriculture is the growing and selling of food, flowers and other plants, animals and

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  • Refugees in Agriculture

    Refugees in Agriculture

    Directory of Organizations in New York Serving Refugees in Agriculture This Directory provides information about organizations working with refugee populations engaged in agriculture in New York State.  Click on the map to

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  • Building Farm Resilience During COVID-19

    Building Farm Resilience During COVID-19

    Here we are offering ideas on how we can take care of ourselves, our farms, and our local communities. These resources offer support on the various aspects of farming during

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  • Small Farms Quarterly

    Small Farms Quarterly

    Our magazine features stories on small farms research, farmer experiences, production techniques and innovation, and more to help farmers reach their goals.

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  • Webinars and Videos

    Webinars and Videos

    Are you a farmer looking for more information on business management, marketing, or production? Are you an agricultural service provider looking to deepen your skills in support of beginning farmers?

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  • Financial Scorecard

    Financial Scorecard

    Liquidity Current Ratio Working Capital Working Capital to Gross Revenues Solvency Farm Debt-to-Asset Ratio Farm Equity-to-Asset Ratio Farm Debt-to-Equity Ratio Profitability Net Farm Income Rate of Return on Farm Assets

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