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Ag Economy

2024 Forecast for the Northeast Green Industry

Farm Credit East Knowledge Exchange

Farm Credit East recently hosted a webinar with Dr. Charlie Hall, of Texas A&M University, to review green industry (including nursery, greenhouse and sod industries) operational and financial performance in 2023 and provide a 2024 outlook. Read on for the key takeaways from this webinar. 

April 16, 2024

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Latest Tax Talk

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Tax Talks
Life Insurance Redemptions Falling Under IRS Scrutiny

In the context of farming business structures, acquiring a life insurance policy is a prevalent practice. Here are two common scenarios and an update on an ongoing Supreme Court case involving the IRS concerning the valuation of businesses when insurance payouts are implicated and whether such proceeds are deemed liabilities or not.

April 11, 2024

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Tag: education 
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My Internship Experience at Farm Credit East

Every summer, Farm Credit East offers a 12-week internship program with the goal of providing real-world, hands-on experience alongside our Farm Credit professionals. Kierra Kenyon recounts her experience as part of the 2023 program.

August 08, 2023

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Educating Youth in Agriculture While Expanding Food Access
Today's blog highlights the Boston, Massachusetts organization The Food Project, and wraps up our four part Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) series. The Food Project's mission is to create a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults who work together to build a more just and sustainable food system.

March 01, 2022

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CASE: Developing the next generation of agriculture

Today’s blog continues our series focusing on Farm Credit East’s ESG efforts. The Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) is a project of the National Council for Agricultural Educators, managed by the National Association of Agricultural Educators, which integrates science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts with hands-on, inquiry-based learning at the high school level. 

February 01, 2022

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Returning to Normalcy: Farm Credit East Summer Interns

When Farm Credit East's 2021 interns signed their offer letters, there was still a chance the internship would be virtual. Farm Credit East ultimately decided that internships could be completed in-office, which was a breath of fresh air to this group of interns. Today, on National Intern Day, read about the relationships built, training gained and their 2021 summer intern experience.

July 29, 2021

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