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Press Releases
Farm Credit East Marks 30 Years of Returning Earnings to Customers with Record Patronage Distribution

Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of $145 million in cash patronage dividends to 12,500 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across the Northeast. 

February 4, 2026

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Crop Insurance
Reminder: Spring Crop Sales Closing

The deadline to insure spring crops in the northeast for the 2024 crop year is March 15, 2024. Insurable spring crops include field and vegetable crops such as corn, soybeans, barley, oats, fresh market sweet corn, cabbage, processing beans, processing sweet corn, dry beans, green peas, fresh market beans, tomatoes, tobacco and potatoes.

February 06, 2024

Crop Insurance
Reminder: Perennial Fruit Crop Sales Closing

The deadline to insure Northeast perennial crops for the 2024 crop year is November 20, 2023. Insurable perennial crops include apples, peaches, grapes, cranberries, blueberries, pears and cherries. Coverage availability varies by county, so please review the information available at CropGrowers.com, or contact a Crop Growers agent.

October 17, 2023

Crop Insurance
Risk Management Agency Expands the Margin Protection Program

Farm Credit East is pleased the Risk Management Agency (RMA) has approved the expansion of the Margin Protection Program for the 2024 crop year. This expansion will be beneficial to many Northeast growers and producers of corn and soybeans.

August 21, 2023

Crop Insurance
Crops Growers Hosts Webinar: How Fruit Crop Insurance Responds After a Loss

Fruit Crop Insurance Program – How Crop Insurance Responds After a Loss will be hosted on Thursday, July 6, at 12:00 p.m. EST. During this webinar, Crop Growers crop insurance specialists will discuss how crop insurance policies respond to losses and what steps farmers need to take in the event of a loss.

June 30, 2023

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Contact Kristie Matuszewski
Director of Marketing & Communications

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