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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 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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Farm Credit East Announces Board Election Results

Farm Credit East, ACA stockholders recently elected three members to serve on its board of directors. The 16-member board represents the diversity of Northeast agriculture and forest products.

April 24, 2024

Crop Insurance

Branden Holdsworth Joins Farm Credit East to Help Aroostook County Farmers Manage Risk

Farm Credit East and Crop Growers, the financial cooperative’s crop insurance provider, is pleased to announce that Branden Holdsworth, of Caribou, Maine, has joined the Crop Growers team as a crop insurance agent serving Aroostook County, Maine.

April 15, 2024

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Farm Credit East Releases 2024 Northeast Agriculture and Forest Products Outlooks

Farm Credit East recently released a series of reports and webinars providing economic outlooks for the diverse sectors of Northeast agriculture, including dairy, grain and oilseeds, greenhouse and nursery, maple, apple and forest products.

April 08, 2024

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Farm Credit East Presents 2024 Maple Industry Economic Outlook Webinar

Join Farm Credit East and Mark Cannella, extension associate professor from the University of Vermont on Wednesday, April 10 at 12 p.m., for a free webinar that will provide a recap of the maple industry in 2023 and a strategic outlook for year ahead.

April 04, 2024