Planning Department
New
and Beginning Farmer
Program support for new and beginning farmers is still developing.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/wayne/
has many resources available in the Agricultural Business Development
Center. CCE of Wayne County can be reached at (315) 331-8415.
In the spring of 2004, Wayne County hosted a Farm Transfer workshop
with NY Farm Link. Workshop
PR FINAL 02-12-04
The NY Farm Link Program provides networking, consulting, and educational
support for farm transfers. http://www.newyorkfarmlink.org/
(1-800-547-3276).
The Wayne County Agricultural Microenterprise program can also
provide business planning and below-market rate loans for new and
beginning farmers. (link to ag development-micro page.