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Food Access Infrastructure Initiative Grants

Farm Credit East's Food Access Infrastructure Initiative financially supports organizations with grants of up to $50,000 as they work to improve food security in the Northeast. Apply by Nov. 10, 2026.

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Financial Partner

Read the latest issue of Financial Partner, What They've Built: Celebrating the International Year of the Woman Farmer

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2025 Northeast Dairy Farm Summary and Mid-Year Outlook

The most comprehensive economic analysis of the region’s dairy industry along with a mid-year outlook.

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Farm Credit’s FarmStart Program Marks 20 Years with $20 Million Invested in Northeast Entrepreneurs

Farm Credit’s FarmStart is pleased to reach $20 million in investments made to Northeast agricultural entrepreneurs as the program celebrates 20 years. FarmStart is a unique program that provides working capital investments of up to $125,000 to promising agricultural, fishing and forest products ventures. Since the first investment approved in August 2006, FarmStart has supported more than 400 entrepreneurs throughout the Northeast.

October 19, 2026

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Farm Credit East Reports Strong 2024 Financial Results

Farm Credit East reported solid 2024 financial results at its annual meeting held earlier this week. Continued loan growth coupled with strong earnings allowed Farm Credit East to distribute a combined $140 million in patronage dividends to eligible customer-owners based on 2024 earnings.

March 25, 2025

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Farm Credit Presents Northeast Forest Products Industry Outlook Webinar

Join Farm Credit East and Horizon Farm Credit for a webinar on Tuesday, March 25, at 12 p.m., that will delve into the implications of these tariffs, the state of the North American housing market, and the forecast for softwood lumber consumption.

March 17, 2025

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Farm Credit East Contributes $100,000 to Northeast Food Security Initiatives

Farm Credit East recently announced it contributed $100,000 to Northeast food security initiatives as part of the Food Access Infrastructure Initiative. The Urban Agriculture Cooperative, based in Newark, New Jersey, and the Burlington Food Pantry, located in Burlington, Maine, each received $50,000 to improve infrastructure and help mitigate food insecurity.

March 12, 2025

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Farm Credit East Winery Benchmarks Program Accepting New Participants

Farm Credit East’s Winery Benchmarks program is a valuable financial benchmarking program for winery and cidery businesses to compare financial and operational data to industry standards and other successful producers in the program. The program is currently accepting new participants.

March 07, 2025