For a listing of activities, be sure to check out the calendar on the Home Page and each of the Specialist Teams’ websites.

GRANTS – All of these grants are for businesses that have already started and want to develop a new idea or test an idea or do something different.These are not for farms that need money for general development.

NYS Farm Viability Institute Grants. Go to the website.

Northeast Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program – Grower Grants Now Available! Click Here. Farmer/Grower grants are due in Dec and Partnership grants are due in Nov. There are other grants available. Check it out!

Ag and Markets Current Funding Opportunities – Click here for various closing dates and sources. Ongoing CREES (USDA Extension Site) Funding and Grant Sources Rotating closing dates. Part of the Rural and Community Development program focusing on developing new technologies to promote the sustainability and profitability of small and mid-size farms (which qualifies most NYS farms).
Rural Development Office – Several grant and loan programs are available including – Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grant Program.

If you would like help applying for any of these grants, please email Beth Claypoole at eac9@cornell.edu
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Websites and Resources Helpful for Agriculture

NYS and US:

• NYS Agriculture and Markets
• New: USDA 2007 Agriculture Census Data – NY and Counties
• NYS Ag Statistic
• NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Pride of New York - Assists farmers and food processors in branding products. Helps link consumers with growers and high quality food products.
• Soil Survey Information Now on Line!

Cornell and Cooperative Extension:

• Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Cornell University Cooperative Extension Small Farms Program
• NY Farm to School Project
• Cornell Maple Production Program
• Organic Agriculture at Cornell University
• NY FarmNet
• Good Agricultural Practices Program (GAPs), materials also available in Spanish
• NYS IPM program
• IPM Guidelines Website View and Download the publications that you need, for free.
• Trac Software - IPM tracking system for apple, grape, berry and stone fruit.
• Smart Marketing - archives articles: newsletter by Cornell faculty and staff about elements critical to successful marketing in the food and agricultural industry.

Wayne County:

• Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Wayne County Agriculture Economic Development

Other Websites:

• NY Farms!
• New England Small Farm Institute
• Northeast Organic Network
• MultiCultural Resource Center – resources and services in the Finger Lakes area for those that speak Spanish (available in English and Spanish).
• NOFA-NY
• Exploring the Small Farm Dream

Other Important Resources:

• Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables is available!
• 2007 Veg Guidelines are now available!
• Weekly IPM Pest Reports
• Alternative Crop Budgets
• Resources for Starting Your Own Farm Business
• 2009 Agriculture Economic Outlook Conference Proceedings
• Fuel from Farm: A Guide to Small-Scale Ethanol Production
• Municipal Approaches to Energy
• Wind Energy: Issues for Land Owners
• Sales Tax for Maple Producers
• Organic Maple Production – Marketing Opportunities
• Party Directed Mediation - paper by Gregorio Billikopf, Ag Specialist with UC Davis
• Pricing Hay Fact Sheet
• Custom Harvest/Planting, etc rates.