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Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lender, recently awarded $65,000 in higher education scholarships to 38 student recipients. Farm Credit East’s scholarship program supports students with diverse career aspirations in agriculture, commercial fishing, forest products and related fields from across the association’s eight-state territory, including three diversity candidate recipients.

Farm Credit East is currently seeking creative images of modern Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products to fill the pages of its 2023 Agricultural Views calendar. Upload your picturesque images from the farm, woods or dock at FarmCreditEast.com/Calendar by July 31 for a chance to win $100.

The 2022-23 New York State Budget included three significant tax credits that could be applicable to many farmers in New York. Join Farm Credit East, the New York Departments of Agriculture and Markets and Taxation and Finance, and Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development on Tuesday, June 21, at 11 a.m. for an informative webinar on these tax credits.