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Today begins a four-part series highlighting Northeast agricultural producers who have implemented various practices to benefit the environment. We’ll kick off the series at Russell Orchards Farm Store and Winery, a 120-acre fruit and vegetable farm in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

In our final installment of Stewards of the Land, we travel to Bordentown, N.J., to Sunset Farmstead — a sustainable nursery operation focused on growing native plants for pollinators and effective soil management.

In this article, Crop Growers Northeast Marketing Agent, Tristan Peterson, lays out the importance of having a sound risk management plan and how you can put one in place on your dairy operation.

This year’s Northeast Dairy Farm Summary summarizes the results of 204 dairy farms of all sizes, from across the region.

Solar power is already a very clean, renewable energy source that serves an important role in reducing our carbon footprint. Yet, one forward-thinking farmer has found a way to make solar initiatives even more sustainable. This second post in our series highlighting innovation in Northeast agriculture explores the grazing of sheep on the grassy fields that lie below solar arrays.

Read our latest analysis of the state of the economy.

The Farm Credit System reported combined net income of $1.4 billion and $2.7 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared with net income of  $1.4 billion and $2.6 billion for the same periods of the prior year.

A successful manager is required to master many aspects of the farm business. To help the next generation develop the necessary business and financial skills, Farm Credit East is hosting multiple GenerationNext seminars across the Northeast this fall into winter, and currently seeks interested young leaders to attend.

Farm Credit East and Crop Growers, LLP hosted a webinar on April 30, 2020, that addressed risk management tools for the current dairy situation.

In honor of Maine Forest Products Week, Farm Credit East recognizes the important contributions of the forest products sector to the state’s economy, which includes $5.3 billion in direct sales annually, $8.8 billion in economic impact, and supports more than 40,000 jobs throughout the state.