Farm Financial Management Tuesdays Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm CCE ag business educators are offering short, farm financial education programs this winter. All programs are 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Each program is only $5 and includes a link to the recorded webinar if you cannot join the program live. This series is supported by ag business management specialists from the following Cornell Cooperative Extension and Cornell University programs: the Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, the Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team, the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, and NY FarmNet.Tuesday, January 12, Assessing and Using Credit in Your Agricultural Business Dayton Maxwell, Jr. Capital District Horticulture Team To register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1488 Not all debt is created equal. Some loans leverage other people’s money to help you make money, some loans just dig you further in a hole. Can you tell the difference? Join CCE CAAHP Ag Business Educator, Dayton Maxwell, for a one-hour program Assessing and Using Credit in Your Agricultural Business. Dayton is a former Farm Credit East loan officer and now serves as the Farm Business Management specialist for the Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program. He will provide you insight into how lenders look at borrowers, what you should look for in a loan as a borrower, and how to position yourself to get good loans that can help you grow your business.Tuesday, January 19 Knowing Input Costs to Maximize Profits Nicole Tommell, Central NY Dairy and Field Crops and Gabe Gurley, FarmNet To register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1490 Although "it takes money to make money" - not all expenses in your business create value. On the other hand, underinvestment in your business, cutting costs that undermine the quality of your product or market, or that are detrimental to safety, your quality of life or your values can shoot you in the foot in the long run too. Knowing how to assess where to cut expenses to enhance profitability is an art form. Join CCE Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Ag Business Educator, Nicole Tommell and NY FarmNet Business Specialist Gabe Gurley, for a one-hour program Knowing Input Costs to Maximize Profits. Tuesday, January 26 Cash Flow Management and the Annual Operating Cycle Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team To register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1491 "If your business is a body, cash is the oxygen" without a constant influx of cash, no business can stay afloat, no matter how solid its starting idea or willing its market. Does your farm business have enough cash coming in, to pay your bills and cover your daily operating expenses? Can you access affordable cash, through other means to keep the business afloat during those times of the year when you don't have a crop coming in or a product to sell? Join CCE ENYCH Ag Business Educator, Elizabeth Higgins, to learn some tips and strategies for Cash Flow Management and the Annual Operating Cycle. $ 5 each, $15 for all 3 ========================================= Critical Calf Care: Decision Making for Urgent Calf Health Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm This is a 6-week series on topics relating to calf health and decision making, with a final live panel discussion with calf experts.  FREE ========================================= Part-Time Farmer Tax School Thursday, January 28, 2021 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm When it comes to taxes, do you have any of these questions?How much farm income do I need to make to be able to deduct it on my taxes?What form(s) do I need to complete?What, if any, tax management strategy should I have for my farm business?Dayton Maxwell and Steve Hadcock will be prepared to answer these and other tax related questions for you during this meeting. Steve and Dayton will not only discuss income tax concepts, they will also cover Agricultural Value Assessment, Building Exemptions, sales tax regulations and Farmers School Tax Credit.The $15 registration fee includes a variety of resources. You can also register by phone/email by calling/emailing 518-765-3518/cce-caahp@cornell.edu. 15$ per family ========================================= Critical Calf Care: Decision Making for Urgent Calf Health Tuesday, February 2, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm This is a 6-week series on topics relating to calf health and decision making, with a final live panel discussion with calf experts.  FREE ========================================= Agricultural Exemptions for NYS Farmers Tuesday, February 2, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Agricultural Exemptions for NYS FarmersFebruary 2nd at 7:00 p.m.Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County in partnership with Farmland for the New Generation New York will present a workshop on Agricultural Exemptions for NYS Farmers. On February 2nd at 7:00 p.m. come and learn about a variety of agricultural tax abatement and incentive programs available to you!Including:-Agricultural Assessment-Farmers School Property Tax Credit-Ag Building and Structure Exemptions-Temporary Greenhouse Exemptions-Sales & Fuel Tax Exemption-Commercial Business & Industrial Property Exemption-Newly Planted Orchard & Vineyard Exemption-And more!Speakers for the event include Danielle LaRue, NYS Department of Taxation and Lindsay Wickham, NYS Farm Bureau Field Specialist.The workshop will be held via zoom with pre-registration required by February 1st.The cost of the workshop is $10 per e-mail. To pre-register please follow the link https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/AgExemptions_203.For more information, contact Brian Aukema at bja14@cornell.edu. $10 ========================================= Critical Calf Care: Decision Making for Urgent Calf Health Tuesday, February 9, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm This is a 6-week series on topics relating to calf health and decision making, with a final live panel discussion with calf experts.  FREE ========================================= Critical Calf Care: Decision Making for Urgent Calf Health Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm This is a 6-week series on topics relating to calf health and decision making, with a final live panel discussion with calf experts.  FREE =========================================