Extension Bulletins

Intended for practitioners and decision makers, most bulletins discuss applied research results or provide information from a scholarly perspective. Recent bulletins are provided in PDF format, linked from the publication number, in the tables below.

Many decades of older extension bulletins can be found in Dyson’s community on eCommons, a service of the Cornell University Library. If you are unable to locate your desired publication there, please email the year, month and publication name to the college web team. Extension Bulletins are actively being migrated to eCommons.

2026 Extension Bulletins

Extension Bulletin No.TitleAuthor
2026-01Six Year Trend Analysis 2024, New York State Dairy FarmsKarszes and Koval
2026-02Factors Influencing Grape Growers’ Adoption of Clean Plant MaterialsLi, Gómez, and Fuchs
2026-03Dairy Farm Home-Grown Grain Production: Characteristics and Trends in Financial Performance New York State Dairy FarmsKoval and Karszes
2026-04Cost of Establishment and Production of V. Vinifera Grapes in the Finger Lakes Region of New York – 2025Pinto, Gómez, Moss, and Walter-Peterson
2026-052024 Farm Product Price Reports Farmers Markets & Grocery Stores in NYSantillana, Naugler, Rigotti, and LeRoux
2026-06The Cost of Raising Grass-Fed Beef in the Northeast United StatesWaro, Gómez, and Park
2026-07Trends in Local and Regional Food Systems in New York StateJablonski and Bauman
2026-082025 Farm Product Price Reports: Farmers Markets & Grocery Stores in NYSantillana, Rigotti, and LeRoux
2026-092025 New York Berry Price InformationPark
2026-10Cost Of Establishment and Production of Cold Hardy Grapes in the Chautauqua Region of New York – 2025Pinto, Gómez, Moss, Bekelja, and Walter-Peterson
2026-11Farm Performance at NY Farmers Markets 2025 SummaryLeRoux, Rigotti, and Schmit
2026-132026 Northeast Farmland Market Report – A Transactions-Based AnalysisHinds, Thilmany, Zhang, and Shew
2026-14Progress of the Dairy Farm Report: Selected Financial and Production Factors
Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York State, 2025, 118 Farms
Karszes and Koval
2026-15Trend Analysis of New York State Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industries: Growth, Profitability, and Competitive PositioningCelenk and Schmit

2025 Extension Bulletins

Extension Bulletin No.TitleAuthor
2025-01The Economic Contributions of Agriculture to the New York State Economy: 2023Schmit
2025-02American Relief Act, 2025: Economic Assistance for New York Crop ProducersHinds, Plastina, Rosenbohm and Zhang
2025-03Incorporating Economic Multiplier Effects in Public Food Procurement Decision MakingSchmit
2025-04Wholesale Produce Markets: An On-Site Infrastructure AssessmentPark, Long and Gomez
2025-052024 Farm Product Price Reports Farmers Markets & Grocery Stores in NYSchmit, LeRoux, Rigotti, Naugler and Santillana
2025-062024 New York Berry Price InformationGuerra and Park
2025-07Progress of the Dairy Farm Report Selected Financial and Production FactorsKarszes, Koval and MacKenzie
None2025 NY VT Land Value TrendsZhang, Guay, Stone, Sweeney, McDowell, Herrington, Lagerquist, Loomis and Guyer
2025-10How-To Financial Feasibility Tool: Agrivoltaics Solar Sheep CooperativeSantillana, Schmit, Tommell, Li and Severson
2025-11Cooperative Start-up Guide for Sheep ProducersTommell, Santillana and Schmit
2025-12Solar Grazing Survey Summary: Developing an Agrivoltaics Solar Sheep CooperativeTommell, Schmit, Santillana, Severson and Li

2024 Extension Bulletins

Extension Bulletin No.TitleAuthor
2024-01Dairy Manufacturing Capacity and Milk Production: Results from Discussions and InterviewsWolf
2024-02Foreign Ownership and Leasehold of Agricultural Land in New YorkWang and Zhang
2024-032024 New York Land Value TrendsGuay, Harrington, McDowell, Sweeney, Stone, and Zhang
2024-04New York Organic Dairy Cost of Production: Benchmarks and Financial Performance 2023MacKenzie and Karszes
2024-05Progress of the Farm DFBS Final Report 2023Karszes
2024-06Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Taste NY: A Case Study of the Southern Tier Welcome Center Taste NY StoreSchmit, Park, Clausen, Jr., and Gómez
2024-07Six Year Trend Analysis 2023, New York State Dairy FarmsKarszes
2024-08Worker Cooperatives: A Solution to Small Business Ownership Succession The Owner’s Decisions to Sell & The Employee’s Decision to BuySeverson, Dunn-Hindle, and Schmit
2024-09Enhance Shopper ExperienceLeRoux

2023 Extension Bulletins

Extension Bulletin No.TitleAuthor
2023-01Six Year Trends Analysis 2021Karszes and Augello
2023-02How New Farmers Adapted to New Farm Labor Overtime RequirementsStup, Higgins, Karszes, Rickard and Wolf
2023-03Examination of Impact of Changes of Minimum Wage and Overtime Thresholds to New York State Berry FarmersSeverson, Park and Gomez
2023-042022 New York Berry Price InformationPark
2023-05Controlling Pests and Diseases Using Mesotunnels: Understanding Organic Cucurbit Crop Growers’ Preferences and ChoicesCheng, Zhang and Gleason
2023-07Glossary of Terms Associated With the DFBSKarszes and Augello
2023-08DFBS New York State, 2022Karszes and Augello
2023-10Organic Dairy Margin Coverage: Is the application feasible?Wolf
2023-11On the Use of Whole-Farm Revenue Protection by Specialty Crop Producers in New York StateAstill, Higgins, Raszap, Skorbiansky and Rickard
2023-12Six Year Trend Analysis 2022Karszes and Augello

2022 Extension Bulletins

Extension Bulletin No.TitleAuthor
2022-01Six Year Trend Analysis 2020 New York State Dairy Farms Selected Financial and Production Factors –
Dairy Farm Business Summary
New York State, Same 122 farms, 2015-2020
Karszes and Augello
2022-02Starting an AG-Business? A Pre-Planning GuideRichards
2022-03Business Transfer Guide – Senior GenerationRichards
2022-04Business Transfer Guide – Junior GenerationRichards
2022-05Doing Business Together – A Joint Business Agreement GuideRichards
2022-06Estate Planning For Farm FamiliesRichards
2022-07Using Farm Assets for RetirementRichards
2022-08The Economic Contributions of Agriculture to the Northern New York Economy: Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties, 2019 & 2020Schmit, Liu
2022-092020 Farm Comp BenchmarkStup, Smith and Karszes
2022-10Progress of the Dairy Farm Report, Selected Financial and Production Factors, New York, 2021Karszes and Augello
2022-11Dairy Business Summary New York State 2019Karszes and Augello
2022-12An Investigation of Marketing Channels and Suggested Methodology for Channel Assessment for Hemp ProductsLeRoux, Schmit and Van
2022-13Specialty Mushroom Grower Survey ReportPark, Gabriel and Rangajaran