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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 Releases 2022 Northeast Dairy Farm Summary & 2023 Mid-Year Outlook Report

Farm Credit East has released its 2022 Northeast Dairy Farm Summary and 2023 Mid-Year Outlook, indicating that 2022 was a remarkable year for the Northeast dairy industry. This year’s report also includes dairy market outlooks from four prominent dairy economists.

June 29, 2023

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Farm Credit’s FarmStart Program Invests $17 Million in Beginning Farmers

FarmStart, a unique Farm Credit program that invests working capital in beginning Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products ventures showing promise of success, recently announced it has invested more than $17 million in startup agriculture, forestry and fishing businesses since 2006.

June 26, 2023

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Farm Credit East Releases Report on Economic Significance of the Massachusetts Cranberry Industry

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the United States’ second largest producer of cranberries and home to numerous cranberry related businesses. Farm Credit East Knowledge Exchange recently analyzed the economic significance of the Massachusetts cranberry industry and released its findings in a new report titled, “Economic Impact of the Cranberry Industry to Massachusetts.”

June 12, 2023

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Farm Credit Awards $100,000 to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided $100,000 in grant funding to 22 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.

May 18, 2023