100 Years of Dairy Farming: town of Dryden, tompkins County, New York

R.B. 2008-02A history and analysis of farm management surveys for the previous year, conducted on every dairy farm in the Town of Dryden each decade save one, from 1908 through 2008 is presented. Five times as much milk was sold in 2007 from dairy farms based in Dryden as was sold in 1917. Labor productivity in terms of milk sold per worker has increased 35 times in the century reflecting the great gains made from advances in agricultural technology. Dairy farm numbers have decreased from 206 in 1907 to 8 in 2007. Dryden’s dairy farms continue as an important contributor to the economy of the Town

Working With Farm Family Businesses: Some Suggestions and Procedures for Quality Advising

E.B. 2015-01This publication illustrates strategies and techniques utilized by four experienced and effective Cornell University professionals who collectively worked with thousands of farm families to resolve management and personal issues affecting farm profitability. A connection that all authors have is an affiliation with NY FarmNet, an organization that provides free, confidential consulting to farm families in New York State and is part of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. Suggestions contained in this publication are the culmination of a consulting strategy and tactics that evolved over successful careers working with farm families. A key objective in developing this publication was to provide consultants with tips and strategies to best handle consulting sessions – from preparation to follow up