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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 Winery Benchmarks Program Accepting New Participants

Farm Credit East’s Winery Benchmarks program is a valuable financial benchmarking program for winery and cidery businesses to compare financial and operational data to industry standards and other successful producers in the program. The program is currently accepting new participants.

March 07, 2025

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Apply for a Farm Credit East Higher Education Scholarship by March 20

Farm Credit East is currently accepting scholarship applications from high school seniors and college students with career aspirations in agriculture, commercial fishing and the forest products industries from across the association’s eight-state territory. Applications are due by March 20.

March 05, 2025

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Farm Credit East Announces Record Distribution of Patronage Dividends

Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of $140 million in cash patronage dividends to 12,500 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across the Northeast.

February 20, 2025

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Farm Credit East Presents Webinar: 2025 Green Industry Economic Outlook

Northeast green industry growers are invited to participate in a free Farm Credit East webinar taking place on Tuesday, February 25 at 12:00 noon. This webinar will provide economic projections for the coming year for the green industry, including nursery, greenhouse and sod industries.

February 19, 2025