Rensselaer County CCE Farm Management

Extension Team Coordinator: Cathy Wickswat

518-272-4210 ext 112

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Top Most Requested Farm Management Publications

Post-Frame building Handbook-    NRAES/CCE Publication listing materials, design construction, and construction
                                                                      procedures.  To order: email NRAES@cornell.edu

Farming Alternatives Brochure/Video-    Cornell University's Development & Diversification Program
                                                                Providing a variety of resources to the local farmer looking for new ideas
                                                                or a non-farmer looking for ways to help strengthen local Ag
                                                                Available through your local CCE office, www.cals.cornell.edu. 

Farm Labor Regulations Handbook-    Department of Agricultural , Resource, & Managerial Economics, CALS, 
                                                            Cornell University
                                                            Contains information on the regulations of concern to NY farm employers
                                                            & employees.

Farmers Tax Guides-    Explaining how the federal tax laws apply to farming used as a guide to figure taxes 
                                             & complete your farm tax return.
                                             Available through your local CCE office or by visiting www.irs.gov

Farmers School Tax Credit Information-    Beginning after tax year 1996, an eligible farmer may be entitled to 
                                                                   an income tax or corporation franchise tax credit for the school district
                                                                   property taxes the farmer pays. (Pub 51)
                                                                   Available through your local CCE office or by visiting www.tax.state.ny.us/

Cornell Farm Account Book-     designed to assist in cash flow accounting and planning.  Detailed cash outflow spreads
                                                                 are included as well as milk, crop and livestock sales.  This 92 page book encompasses 
                                                                 cash flow worksheets, feed and supply inventory, farm net worth worksheets and 
                                                                much more.   Available through your local CCE office.

Cornell Farm Wage Book-     The farm wage book provides a three-copy system for recording employees wages 
                                                              including  federal and state deductions and food and lodging allowances.  Cornell 
                                                              recommends a wage book for each regular employee.
                                                              Available through your local CCE office.

Northern Hudson Region DFBS Publication-     Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS)  A report showing the yearly 
                                                                                                 averages of the data submitted from dairy farms in the Northern Hudson 
                                                                                                 Region.  The objective of the summaries is to help farm managers
                                                                                                 improve the business and financial management of their business through
                                                                                                 appropriate use of historical data and the application of modern farm
                                                                                                 business analysis techniques.
                                                                                                 Available through your local CCE office.

Farm Building Exemptions Q & A brochure-    A publication of the NYS Office of Real Property Services explaining eligibility 
                                                                                                of newly constructed or reconstructed structures, certain limited use agricultural 
                                                                                                structures, historic barns and temporary greenhouses.

Agricultural Assessments Q & A brochure-    A publication of the NYS Office of Real Property Services explaining the partial 
                                                                                          reduction in real property taxes for eligible farmland in NYS.  

Call our office to find out more of what Cathy can assist you and your farm with.

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