Extension Bulletins

Extension bulletins (E.B.) published by the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management are publications intended for practitioners and decision-makers. They may discuss results of applied research or provide information from a scholarly perspective.

Most recent extension bulletins are provided free of charge in pdf format (linked from the publication number). If not, copies can be ordered from the Dyson School for a minimal charge.

2019

No. Title Author
19-01 The State of the Agricultural Workforce in New York Stup, Ifft, Maloney
19-02 The State Of The USDA Inspected Red Meat Harvest & Processing Industry In New York & New England Waro, Kalaitzandonakes, Baker, Peters, Gómez, Conard
19-03 2018 New York State Berry Market Analysis: Pricing Information of Local Berries Davis, Gómez, Pritts
19-04 Crop Budgets and Cost & Return Studies for Organic Grain in Western New York Li, Gómez, Murphy

2018

No. Title Author
18-01 Six Year Trend Analysis, New York State Dairy Farms, Selected Financial and Production Factors Karszes, Windecker
18-02 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: A Cross Case Comparison of 11 Case Studies Park, Gómez, Clancy
18-03 Economic Contributions of the Apple Industry Supply Chain in New York State Schmit, Severson, Strzok, Barros
18-04 Approaches to Balancing Solar Expansion and Farmland Preservation: A Comparison across Selected States Grout, Ifft
18-05 Business Summary New York State 2016 Karszes, Christman, Howlett, Windecker, Knoblauch
18-06 Dairy Business Summary New York State 2017 Karszes, Christman, Howlett, Knoblauch
18-07 Production Agriculture Diversification for each State in the United States Tauer
18-08 Six Year Trend Analysis New York State Dairy Farms Selected Financial and Production Factors Karszes

2017

No. Title Author
17-01 A Practitioner’s Guide to Conducting an Economic Impact Assessment of Regional Food Hubs using IMPLAN: A Systematic Approach Schmit, Jablonski
17-02 Economic Benefits and Risks for Harvest Platform Adoption for NY Fruit Farms Ifft, Freedland, Wells
17-03 Workforce Issues and the New York Dairy Industry Maloney, Eiholzer
17-04 New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2016 Karszes, Knoblauch, Dymond
17-05 Exploring the Feasibility of a Rural Broadband Cooperative in Northern New York Schmit, Severson
17-06 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Baltimore Store 1, Maryland Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-07 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Baltimore Store 2, Maryland Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-08 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Charleston Store, West Virginia Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-09 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Kent County Store 1, Delaware Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-10 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Kent County Store 2, Delaware Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-11 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Madison County Store, New York Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-12 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: New York City Store, New York Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-13 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Onondaga Store, New York Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-14 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Pittsburgh Store, Pennsylvania Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-15 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Syracuse Store 1, New York Park, Gómez, Clancy
17-16 Case Studies of Supermarkets and Food Supply Chains in Low-Income Areas of the Northeast: Syracuse Store 2, New York Park, Gómez, Clancy

2016

No. Title Author
16-01 Cost of Establishment and Production of Cold Hardy Grapes in the Chautauqua Region of New York-2015 Oh, Kananizadeh, Gómez, Martin
16-02 Potential Impacts of Minimum Wage Increases on New York Dairy Farms Ifft, Karszes
16-03 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2015 Karszes,Knoblauch, Dymond
16-04 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Western New York Region, 2015 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, et al.
16-05 Business Transfer Guide for the Junior Generation Shipman, Welch, Leubner, Richards
16-06 An Analysis of Opportunities for Food Hub Development in Northern New York Severson, Schmit, Shin
16-07 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Hudson and Central New York Region, 2015 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, et al.
16-08 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Northern New York Region, 2015 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, et al.
16-09 The Economic Contributions of Agriculture in New York State, 2014 Schmit
16-10 Cost of Loading, Mixing, & Delivering Feed, New York State, 2014‐2015 Karszes, Howlett
16-11 New York Dairy Farms, 300 Cows or Fewer, 2015 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes
16-12 Survey of Hispanic Dairy Workers in New York State 2016 Maloney, Eiholzer, Ryan

2015

No. Title Author
15-01 Working With Farm Family Businesses: Some Suggestions and Procedures For Quality Advising Conneman, McGonigal, Crispell, Staehr
15-02 Labor Issues and Employment Practices on New York Apple Farms Baker, DeMarree, Ho, Maloney, Rickard
15-03 Census of Agriculture Highlights, New York State, 2012 Bills, Stanton
15-04 Building Success of Food Hubs Through the Cooperative Experience – A Case Study Perspective Severson, Schmit
15-05 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2014 Karszes, Knoblauch, Dymond
15-06 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Western New York Region, 2014 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, et al.
15-07 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Hudson and Central New York Region 2014 Knoblauch, Conneman, Dymond, et al.
15-08 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Northern New York Region, 2014 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, et al.
15-09 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Small Herd Farms, 120 Cows or Fewer, 2014 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, Kimmich
15-10 Produce Industry Procurement: Changing Preferences and Practices McLaughlin, Park, Hawkes
15-11 Ex Ante Economic Evaluation of Technologies for Managing Postharvest Physiological Disorders Rickard, Rudell, Watkins
15-12 Cost of Establishment and Production of Cold Hardy Grapes in the Thousand Islands Region of New York-2015 Oh, Kananizadeh, Gómez, Martinson
15-13 Workforce Issues: Profiles of Specialty Crop Farms in New York State Maloney, Smith, Saputo, Rickard

2014

No. Title Author
14-01 Cost of Establishment and Production of V. Vinifera Grapes in the Finger Lakes Region of New York, 2013 Yeh, Gómez, White
14-02 Dairy Replacement Programs: Costs & Analysis 3rd Quarter 2012 Karszes
14-03 Agriculture-Based Economic Development in New York State: Assessing the Inter-industry Linkages in the Agricultural and Food System Schmit, Boisvert
14-04 Agriculture-Based Economic Development in New York State: The Contribution of Agriculture to the New York Economy Schmit
14-05 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2013 Karszes, Knoblauch, Dymond
14-06 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Western New York Region, 2013 Karszes, Knoblauch, Dymond
14-07 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Small Herd Farms, 120 Cows or Fewer, 2013 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, Kiraly
14-08 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Hudson and Central New York Region 2013 Knoblauch, Conneman, Dymond, et al.
14-09 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Northern New York Region, 2013 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, et al.
14-10 New York Economic Handbook, 2015 Extension Faculty & Staff
14-11 Cost of Establishment and Production of Hybrid Grapes in the Finger Lakes Region of New York-2013 Tang, Gómez, White
14-12 Manure Application Cost Study, New York State, Spring 2012 Howland, Karszes
14-13 Marketing Channel Assessment Tool (MCAT) Benchmark Performance Metrics Schmit, LeRoux

2013

No. Title Author
13-01 The Tasting Room Experience and Winery Customer Satisfaction Gómez, Kelley
Marketing Modules Series
13-02 Module 1: Marketing Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-02i Module 1: Marketing, Teaching Slides Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-03 Module 2: Customer Analysis Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-03i Module 2: Customer Analysis Example, The Hispanic Market in the United States Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-03ii Module 2: Customer Analysis, Teaching Slides Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-04 Module 3: Company Analysis Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-04i Module 3: Company Analysis Example, Marketing Plan, Mixed Green Salad Gardens (MG) Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-04ii Module 3: Company Analysis, Teaching Slides Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-05 Module 4: Competitor Analysis Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-05i Module 4: Competitor Analysis Example, SWOT Analysis Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-05ii Module 4: Competitor Analysis, Teaching Slides Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-06 Module 5: Product Cuellar-Healey
13-06i Module 5: Product Example, “Organic Products” More than Just the Product Itself Cuellar-Healey
13-06ii Module 5: Product, Teaching Slides Cuellar-Healey
13-07 Module 6: Price Cuellar-Healey, Gómez
13-07i Module 6: Price Example, Pricing of Apples Cuellar-Healey
13-07ii Module 6: Price, Teaching Slides Cuellar-Healey
13-08 Module 7: Placement/Distribution Cuellar-Healey
13-08i Module 7: Placement/Distribution Example, Direct Marketing – Farmers Markets Cuellar-Healey
13-08ii Module 7: Placement/Distribution, Teaching Slides Cuellar-Healey
13-09 Module 8: Promotion Cuellar-Healey
13-09i Module 8: Promotion Example, Promoting Avocados in the US Market: Cooperation is Deemed Key to the Avocado Industry’s Marketing Success! Cuellar-Healey
13-09ii Module 8: Promotion, Teaching Slides Cuellar-Healey
13-10 Milking Center Cost Study, New York State, 2010-2011 Howland, Karszes, Skellie
13-11 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2012 Karszes, Knoblauch, Dymond
13-12 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Western New York Region, 2012 Karszes, Knoblauch, Dymond
13-13 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Small Herd Farms, 120 Cows or Fewer, 2012 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, Kiraly
13-14 Eastern Broccoli Crop Budgets Atallah, Gómez
13-15 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Hudson and Central New York Region 2012 Knoblauch, Conneman, Dymond, et al.
13-16 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Northern New York Region, 2012 Knoblauch, Dymond, Karszes, et al.
13-17 New York Economic Handbook, 2014 Extension Faculty & Staff

2012

No. Title Author
12-01 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Organic Dairy Farms, 2010 Knoblauch, Overton, Putnam, Dymond
12-02 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2011 Karszes, Knoblauch, Putnam
12-03 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Western New York Region, 2011 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karszes, et al.
12-04 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Small Herd Farms, 120 Cows or Fewer, 2011 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karszes, et al.
12-05 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Hudson and Central NY Region, 2011 Knoblauch, Conneman, Putnam, Karszes, et al.
12-06 Beginning or Expanding Maple Syrup Operations as a Profitable Business! Perry, Childs
12-07 A Study of Food and Beverage Manufacturing in New York State Schmit, Park, Henehan, Hall
12-08 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Northern New York Region, 2011 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karszes, et al.
12-09 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Intensive Grazing Farms, New York, 2011 Conneman, Karszes, Grace, et al.
12-10 Quantitative and Qualitative Measures of Fruit and Vegetable Production in the Genesee Valley K. Park
12-11 Agriculture-Based Economic Development in NYS: Trends and Prospects Schmit, Bills
12-12 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Organic Dairy Farms, 2011 Knoblauch, Overton, Putnam
12-13 New York Dairy Farm Renters, 2011 Knoblauch, Putnam
12-14 New York Economic Handbook, 2013 Extension Faculty & Staff

2011

No. Title Author
11-01 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2010 Karszes, Knoblauch, Putnam, Angell
11-02 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Western New York Region, 2010 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karzes, et al.
11-03 Cost of Establishment and Production of Vinifera Grapes in the Finger Lakes Region of New York, 2010 White
11-04 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Small Herd Farms, 120 Cows or Fewer, 2010 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karszes, Kiraly, Dymond
11-05 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Hudson and Central NY Region,  2010 Knoblauch, Conneman, Putnam, Karszes, et al.
11-06 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Intensive Grazing Farms, New York, 2010 Conneman, Karszes, Grace, Murray, et al.
11-07 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Northern New York Region, 2010 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karszes, Murray, et al.
11-08 New York Economic Handbook, 2012 Extension Faculty & Staff
11-09 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Dairy Farm Renters, 2010 Knoblauch, Putnam, Dymond
11-10 Examining the Costs of Producing Processing Snap Beans and Green Peas in New York State Ho, Rickard, Kikkert, et al.

2010

No. Title Author
10-01 When to Exit Dairy Farming: The Value of Waiting Tauer, Dressler
10-02 Business Planning for the Agriculture Sector: A Guide to Business Plan Development for Start-up to Mid-Size Operations Perry, Overton
10-03 The Effectiveness of Farm-to-Chef Marketing of Local Foods:  An Empirical Assessment from Columbia County, NY Schmit, Lucke, Hadcock
10-04 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Large Herd Farms, 300 Cows or Larger, 2009 Karszes, Knoblauch, Putnam
10-05 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Western New York Region, 2009 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karszes, Hanchar, et al.
10-06 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Northern New York Region, 2009 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karszes, Murray, et al.
10-07 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Hudson and Central New York Region, 2009 Knoblauch, Putnam, Karszes, Buxton, et al.
10-08 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Small Herd Farms, 80 Cows or Fewer, 2009 Knoblauch, Putnam, Kiraly, Karszes
10-09 Profiles of Successful Farm Transfers on Long Island Staehr
10-10 Dairy Farm Business Summary, Intensive Grazing Farms, New York, 2009 Conneman, Karszes, Grace, Murray, et al.
10-11 2010 New York State Reference Manual for Regional Schools, Income Tax Management and Reporting for Small Businesses and Farms J. Bennett, K. Bennett
10-12 2010 Federal Reference Manual for Regional Schools, Income Tax Management and Reporting for Small Businesses and Farms Bouchard, J. Bennett
10-13 Organic Agriculture in New York State Henehan, Li
10-14 An Economic Examination of Alternative Organic Cropping Systems in New York State Chan, Caldwell, Rickard
10-15 Economic Analysis of the Financial Impact of the Grape Leafroll Virus (GLRV) in the Finger Lakes Region of New York Gómez, Atallah, Martinson, Fuchs, White
10-16 A Compilation of Smart Marketing Articles, January 2008–October 2010 Park, Schmit
10-17 New York Economic Handbook, 2011 Extension Faculty & Staff
10-18 Dairy Farm Business Summary, New York Dairy Farm Renters, 2009 Knoblauch, Putnam
10-19 Legislative Actions on Overtime Pay and Collective Bargaining and Their Implications for Farm Employers In New York State, 2009-2010 Telega, Maloney