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2026 Director Elections
Five candidates are seeking three Board of Director seats in the 2026 Director Elections.
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It Pays to be a Customer-Owner
Farm Credit East customer owners earned a combined $145 million in cash patronage dividends. The 2026 patronage distribution marks the cooperative’s 30th consecutive annual patronage payment.

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Farm Credit Presents Webinar: 2026 Northeast Apple Outlook

Northeast apple growers are invited to attend a free webinar hosted by Farm Credit East and Horizon Farm Credit on Thursday, April 16 at 12:00 noon. This webinar will provide a recap of the Northeast apple industry in 2025, as well as economic projections for the year ahead.

March 30, 2026

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Farm Credit East Cares Donates $65,000 to Northeast Charitable Organizations

Farm Credit East announced today the Farm Credit East Cares Community Fund donated more than $65,000 to various charitable organizations throughout the Northeast. 

December 18, 2023

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Nominations Open for Farm Credit East’s Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award

Farm Credit East recently announced the opening of nominations for the 2024 Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award, which aims to recognize innovative and transformational efforts to revitalize Northeast rural communities. Nominations are due by January 31, 2024. 

December 13, 2023

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Farm Credit East Offers Scholarships to Support Agricultural Educators

Farm Credit East is pleased to continue its support of Northeast agricultural educators with scholarships to aid their attendance at institutes offered by the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE).

November 09, 2023

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Farm Credit Awards Efforts to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided $80,000 in grant funding to 18 organizations to assist their efforts to support young and beginning farmer initiatives, encourage youth leadership development, promote diversity equity and inclusion, and advance northeast agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing. Submissions for the next round of grant funding are due by December 1.

October 23, 2023

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