Farm Type Guides
Pick the kind of farming you are interested in. Each guide covers what it takes to start, permits, where to sell, organizations, and the help available to veterans.
Farm Type Guides
Aquaculture and Fisheries
How to start an oyster, clam, or fish farm in New York: permits, Suffolk County leases, training, commercial fishing, and veteran benefits.
Beef Cattle
Grazing, processing rules, where beef sells, the NY Beef Council and Beef Producers Association, and veteran benefits.
Beekeeping
Registering your bees, selling honey, ESHPA and local clubs, and disaster help for veteran beekeepers.
Dairy Farming
Startup costs, milk permits and inspection, PRO-DAIRY and NY dairy groups, and Dairy Margin Coverage.
Farm Breweries and Cideries
Farm Brewery and Farm Cidery licenses, growing hops, malting barley, and cider apples, and the groups that help.
Grapes and Wine
Grape regions, vineyard costs, Farm Winery licenses, Cornell grape programs, and the Wine and Grape Foundation.
Hemp
Grower licensing, THC testing, CBD processing rules, changing federal law, and the risks to plan for.
Medicinal and Culinary Herbs
Growing herbs and wild-simulated ginseng, DEC ginseng rules, selling herbs, and forest farming help.
Mushrooms
Log-grown shiitake, indoor grow rooms, New York selling rules, and Cornell mushroom training.
Organic Farming
The three-year transition, certification and cost share, NOFA-NY, and paid veteran training at Rodale.
Pigs
Feeder pigs and pastured pork, health and tagging rules, processing, and New York Pork Producers.
Sheep, Goats, and Fiber
Scrapie ID rules, meat processing, Empire Sheep Producers, the Rhinebeck festival, and Cornell help.
Vegetable Farming
Starting small, high tunnels, food safety rules, where vegetables sell, and the Vegetable Growers Association.
Woodlots, Forestry, and Maple
Free forester visits, the 480-a tax law, maple basics, and New York forest and maple groups.
