Florence Farms

Amsterdam, NY, Schenectady County

For Lease Business Partnership
Updated Mar 3, 2023

Acres Available

160

Open Tillable Acres

50

Wooded (or other) Acres

110

Infrastructure

  • black outline barn icon Barns - Equipment Storage
  • black outline tractor icon Equipment
  • Black outline of a water drop Water access
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Crops Permitted

  • black outline of a carrot Vegetables
  • black outline of a flower Flowers or Ornamentals
  • black outline of a wheat germ Grains
  • black outline hay icon Hay
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Livestock Permitted

  • black outline cow icon Cattle - Beef
  • black outline dairy icon Cattle - Dairy
  • black outline horse icon Equine
  • Black outline of a sheep Goats/Sheep
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Condition & Current Use

Fields currently being cut for hay

Soil Types

Farm History & Past Use

Fields have been cut for hay for the past 30 years.

Tenure Options

Tenure Options

For Lease Business Partnership

Open to different options for our land. Possible short term lease or partnership to get fields productive.

Price for Lease Per Acre

Negotiable

Are you willing to mentor a new or beginning farmer?

No

Do you require a farmer who qualifies for agricultural assessment?

Yes

Production Preferences

Crops Permitted

  • black outline of a carrot Vegetables
  • black outline of a flower Flowers or Ornamentals
  • black outline of a wheat germ Grains
  • black outline hay icon Hay
  • black outline other crops icon Other Crops

Livestock Permitted

  • black outline cow icon Cattle - Beef
  • black outline dairy icon Cattle - Dairy
  • black outline horse icon Equine
  • Black outline of a sheep Goats/Sheep
  • Black outline of a chicken Poultry
  • Black outline of a bee Bees
  • black outline llama icon Other Livestock

Preferred Farming Method

Conventional

Farm Infrastructure

  • black outline barn icon Barns - Equipment Storage
  • black outline tractor icon Equipment
  • Black outline of a water drop Water access

Equipment

We have an old barn currently being restored and Quonset huts available for storing equipment. Three tractors and various other equipment.

Water Access

Creek on property. Would need to get water to fields. 

Additional Property Information

Is the Property Conserved

No

Current Land Zoning

Agricultural

Is the property located in a NY Agricultural District?

Yes

Can the public be on the property as a part of the farm business?

Yes

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