Resources – Working Farms

Lower Taxes & Agricultural Property Tax Assessment

• Tax Benefits to Farming (excerpt from Down to Earth Lease Workshop)
• Ag Assessment Presentation (by Mark Twentman)
• Incentive programs available for owners of farmland (from AFT)
• Agricultural Districts vs. Agricultural Assessments (from Dutchess County Planning Federation)
• 2011 Down to Earth Workshop Presentation

Legal Issues and Farm Leases

Please note these are sample leases from several different states.  CLC advises that any final lease agreement be reviewed by a New York State attorney.

• Legal (Excerpt from Down to Earth Lease Workshop)
• Cash Lease - example provided by CA Farmlink
• Farm Share Lease - example provided by CA FarmLink
• Multi-Year Cash Lease – example provided by Land for Good
• Sample Lease – example provided by Chatham Agricultural Partnership
• Short Term Cash Lease - example provided by Land for Good
• Short Term Crop Lease – example provided by CA FarmLink
• Short Term Flex Cash – example provided by New England Small Farms Institute
• USDA County-level Cash Rent Data
• NYS Agricultural Mediation Program

Checklists and Guides

• Land For Good’s Online Course
• Farm Rental Agreement Checklist – provided by Ohio State University Extension
• Farmland Tenure and Leasing - by Annette Higby
• Managing Landlord Tenant Relationships – provided by Ohio State University Extension
• Landowners Guide to Leasing - Land for Good
• Farmland Leasing for Landowners – Land for Good
• Make Your Land Available for Farming - Land for Good

Insurance and Farm Leases

• Insurance (Excerpt from Down to Earth Lease Workshop)

Distribution

• FarmersWeb: Connecting Local Producers and Wholesale Purchasers - FarmersWeb is an online platform that aims to facilitate direct orders to local producers from wholesale purchasers. Farms create profiles on the FarmWeb site and maintain inventory listings and delivery settings.
• FarmieMarket.com

General

• Resources for Assessing and Leasing Farmland
• Business Plan Resource List
• Economic Impact of Young Farmers Webinar

Organizations

• American Farmland Trust
• Catskills FarmLink
• Greenhorns
• Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program
• Hudson Valley Agribusiness
• Land For Good’s resource page – includes Sample Leases
• Map and Brochure of Columbia County Farms
• National Young Farmers Coalition
• NE Beginning Farmers Project
• New England Small Farm Institute
• New Entry Sustainable Farming
• New Spirit Farmland Partnerships
• NY Farm Link
• NYSAMP Annual Report 2010
• Virtual Grange