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Business Management and Economics

Business Management and Economics:

Alison M. DeMarree
CCE of Wayne County
1581 NYS Rt.88N
Newark, NY 14513
315-331-8415
amd15@cornell.edu

Alison can help with:

Cost Determination.
  • Conduct cost studies to determine the cost of replanting orchards, the cost of growing and harvesting various fruits and the cost of storage construction.
Fruit Farm Business Analysis.
  • Conduct Annual Fruit Farm Business Summary- work with participants to analyze investment, cost, production, income, labor use and debt management.
  • Upon request work with individual growers to determine suitability of particular growing systems and construct budgets and/or cash flow statements.
  • Development of spreadsheet templates for farm applications.
  • Development of database applications for fruit farms.
Recordkeeping Methods.
  • Suggest methods of keeping records to conform with labor regulations and tax reporting requirements.
  • Cost accounting.
Labor Management and Regulations.
  • Inform growers of changes in labor regulation or interpretations.
  • Programs to improve management skills.
  • Labor economics.

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