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Paul Jannke of Forest Economic Advisors dives into a review of the forest products industry in 2020 and an outlook of the year to come in this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner.

In this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner, read about various current and proposed agricultural labor overtime provisions across Northeast states, including New York, Maine and Massachusetts.

Originally published in Hoard's Dairyman, this article by Roger Murray, Farm Credit East Chief Marketplace Officer,discusses how to plan ahead in this inflationary environment to ensure more of your gross revenues remains in your pocket. 

This month's Knowledge Exchange Partner highlights a series of Industry Snapshots compiled by Farm Credit East's Director of Knowledge Exchange, Chris Laughton. In addition to a summary of the national economy, northeast farm economy sectors such as dairy, cash field crops, and fruit are also included.

This month's Knowledge Exchange Partner highlights a few grant programs available to producers in Northeast states. These state grant programs are just a sample of available grants. A more comprehensive listing can be found in our Grants and Incentives for Northeast Agriculture report.

Christopher Wolf, Professor of Applied Economics and Policy at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, discusses his outlook for the dairy industry, as well as provides a summary of programs in place to assist the dairy industry.

In this article, read a summary of Farm Credit East’s recent report, The Northeast Economic Engine. See the breakdown of the $102 billion impact agriculture, forest products and commercial fishing has across eight Northeast states, and how many jobs each of these industries supported.

A Chinese trade delegation is planning a visit to Washington D.C. in January to sign the U.S.-China “Phase One” trade deal. Assessments of the actual impact of the Phase One deal differ, but even if the deal fails to resolve some major issues between the two nations, it does mark a significant de-escalation of the trade war.

This month's Knowledge Exchange Partner highlights a series of Industry Snapshots compiled by Farm Credit East's Director of Knowledge Exchange, Chris Laughton. In addition to a summary of the national economy, northeast farm economy sectors such as dairy, cash field crops, and fruit are also included.

Farmers, fishermen and forest product producers have long been saying that it's difficult to get entry-level workers. Due to increased mechanization and complexity in these operations, today's producers are struggling to find higher-skilled workers as well. Read this month's Knowledge Exchange Partner for a multi-pronged approach to find, keep and develop a strong team of skilled employees.