Financial Partner Magazine

Financial Partner magazine is for the customers, employees and friends of Farm Credit East, providing industry insights for higher yields and updates on the cooperative.

Latest Edition: Summer 2025

 

In this Edition
Evolving Our Business to Provide More Value to Yours

In today’s world, change may be inevitable, but transformation is intentional. Over the past several years, Farm Credit East has been on a transformational journey. It was never — and never will be — our goal to stray from who we are at the core: a relationship lender and financial services provider committed to Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products for more than 100 years. But in order to keep up with the world around us and ensure we can remain a competitive partner, we have to evolve.

Additional Content

  • CEO Mike Reynolds discusses how Farm Credit East is evolving with purpose
  • Learn more about the recent board election, appointments and reorganization results
  • Read about the One Big Beautiful Bill's potential impacts for your business
  • In the Stewardship Spotlight, LeadNY is committed to train leaders in the New York agriculture and food sectors
  • FarmStart celebrates 400 investments
  • Read a message from Board Chair, John Knopf, and learn more about the nominating committee and director elections ahead of the 2026 cycle
  • Senior VP for Public Relations and Sustainability, Dave Lane, updates us on the latest from Washington, D.C.
  • Lastly, meet our 2025 scholarship winners

Historical Editions

Farm Credit
2023 Fall: Lessons from 2023
Weather doesn’t discriminate and crops can pay the price. This year alone, the Northeast has experienced several weather events and natural disasters that have led to severe crop damage. This issue's cover story explores available crop insurance options to mitigate losses.

November 28, 2023

Cover of Summer 2023 Financial Partner
Farm Credit
Summer 2023: 50 Years Delivering Value-Added Services
Since 1973, Farm Credit East has provided financial services to Northeast agriculture. This issue's cover story provides an in-depth look into the 50-year history of Farm Credit financial services and how offerings such as recordkeeping, taxes, consulting, payroll and more have evolved over the years.

July 05, 2023

Spring 2023 Financial Partner Cover
Farm Credit
Spring 2023: Insights & Perspectives
As the calendar turns to spring and with the growing season upon us, this issue’s cover story takes a deep dive into the industries served by Farm Credit East to provide an outlook for what to expect in the coming year. The cover story features outlook articles for the dairy, green, forest products and fishing sectors.

March 17, 2023

Farm Credit
Fall 2022: The Big Picture

After the rise and fall of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are new factors impacting our economy, including inflation, the war in Ukraine and ongoing supply issues. Not to mention continued labor challenges and a new farm bill on the horizon.

In this issue’s cover story, we convened several leading ag economists to understand what’s on the top of their minds and solicit advice for producers as they plan for the year ahead.

November 27, 2022

Media Inquiries

Contact Kristie Matuszewski
Telephone:800.562.2235
Email:Kristie.Matuszewski@FarmCreditEast.com