This month's Knowledge Exchange Partner article highlights how record harvests, shifting trade relations, and evolving biofuel policies are shaping U.S. agriculture. Despite low prices, strong exports and renewable fuel demand offer hope for market stability in 2026. Contributed by Tanner Ehmke, CoBank lead economist grain & oilseeds, and Jacqui Fatka, CoBank lead economist farm supply & biofuels.
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Record High Calf Prices and LRP: Boosting Margins & Managing Risk
Across the country, dairy producers are seeing an unexpected bright spot in their bottom lines — record-high calf prices. In the past month, feeder cattle prices have reached record highs, with beef calf prices surpassing $1,600 per head. The growing beef-on-dairy trend has transformed calf sales into a meaningful revenue stream, adding $3.00 or more per hundredweight to many producers’ bottom lines.
November 12, 2025
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October 27, 2025
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Approved Production History Onion Insurance Policy - Is Your Crop Covered?
Onions are a specialized high-value crop, so it is essential to understand their insurance policy. Onions fall under the Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Approved Production History policy. In other words, anything Mother Nature throws at the crop is covered. Is your crop covered?
January 09, 2023
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Interest Rates: Short-Term vs. Long-Term
Farm Credit East’s Chief Financial Officer, Andrew Grant, gives insight into inflationary trends and explains the difference between short-term and long-term interest rates in this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner.
January 05, 2023
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2023 Director Election - Petition Notification
Farm Credit East’s bylaws provide for the nomination of candidates by petition. To gain access by petition, an eligible nominee must provide the secretary of the association with signatures of at least 50 voting members by Thursday, January 19, 2023. If you would like to submit a petition, please contact General Counsel/Corporate Secretary Alena Gfeller at Alena.Gfeller@farmcrediteast.com or (800) 562-2235, for additional information.
January 04, 2023
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Keeping your Information Secure: Farm Credit Connect
Start your New Year secure! One way Farm Credit East is helping our customers do that is through Farm Credit Connect, our modernized customer portal. Farm Credit Connect is Farm Credit East’s digital portal and enhances the ways you can do business with us. It provides 24/7 access to your information using the most modern security standards to ensure your information remains secure.
January 02, 2023
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