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Spring 2026 Farm Credit East Financial Partner
Financial Partner
Read the latest issue of Financial Partner, Looking Ahead - Industry Insights & Expert Perspectives on Northeast Agriculture
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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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Press Releases
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 $127,500 in grant funding to 29 organizations to assist their efforts to encourage youth leadership development, support young and beginning farmer initiatives, promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and advance northeast agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing. 

June 1, 2026

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Financial Results
Farm Credit East Reports 2024 First Quarter Financial Results

Farm Credit East posted strong financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2024.

May 07, 2024

Press Releases
Farm Credit East Accepting Applications to Support Northeast Farmers’ Markets

ENFIELD, CONN. — The application period is now open for Farm Credit East’s Farmers’ Market Grant program. This annual program provides small grants to Northeast farmers’ markets to support their promotion and development efforts. Interested farmers’ markets must apply by May 31.

May 07, 2024

Financial Results
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 COMBINED RESULTS

NEW YORK - The Farm Credit System today reported that combined net income increased 15.9% to $2.0 billion for the first quarter of 2024, as compared with $1.7 billion for the same period of the prior year.

May 07, 2024

Press Releases
Farm Credit East Provides Scholarships to Support Agricultural Education

Farm Credit East recently awarded $33,000 in scholarships to support 22 Northeast educators’ attendance at Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) institutes this summer. CASE institutes provide educators with training and resources to teach CASE curriculum courses to high school students. 

April 29, 2024

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