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Farm Credit East, a customer-owned cooperative lender and financial services provider, has announced the results of its recent director elections and board reorganization meeting. The 19-member board represents the diversity of Northeast agriculture and forest products.

Farm Credit East reported solid 2021 financial results today, showing continued growth in loans coupled with strong earnings, which allowed the Farm Credit East to distribute a record $91 million in patronage dividends to eligible customer-owners based on 2021 earnings.

The 2022 director candidates were formally introduced at Farm Credit East’s Annual Meeting in March, and subsequently, voting stockholders were mailed their ballots to vote in the 2022 Director Elections. As a customer-owned cooperative, the annual director election is an important opportunity for stockholders to express their voice in ownership and direction of the cooperative. Farm Credit East encourages members to vote. Online voting is available for those stockholders who have opted-in to receiving electronic communications. Ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13.