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In this month's Knowledge Exchange Partner, Forest Economic Advisors, LLC (FEA) examines the forest product markets over the coming year including the state of recession predictions, overall economic growth, and construction and manufacturing markets in this year's 2024 Outlook for the Forest Products Industry report.

The Employee Retention Credit was created with the passing of the CARES Act. This refundable credit is for operations that have been fully or partially interrupted due to governmental orders regarding COVID-19. Learn more about the guidance and tax implications that come with the credit. 

This report illustrates the importance of agriculture, commercial fishing, forest products and related industries to the Northeast economy.

In this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner, Farm Credit East Chief Financial Officer, Andrew Grant, explains the reasoning behind the Federal Reserve raising interest rates and what potential impacts it could have on Farm Credit East borrowers.

Understanding the opportunities and obstacles before beginning a new business is key to success. FarmStart advisor Samantha Stoddard dives into critical questions entrepreneurs should ask themselves before making the leap.

In this article, Dr. Charlie Hall of Texas A&M University outlines a summary of the green industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a 2021 outlook.

This month's Knowledge Exchange Partner gives an overview of select futures markets as part of a 2024 agricultural economic outlook. Compiled by Farm Credit East's Director of Knowledge Exchange, Chris Laughton. 

In this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner, Dr. Christoher A. Wolf of Cornell University reviews 2023 milk production and looks ahead to with a 2024 milk price outlook as well as a policy update on the recently concluded Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing. 

Between rate increases, tightening inventories, market volatility and the rising cost of inputs, the agricultural equipment and financing landscape is entering a distinctly different environment following years of unprecedented demand and high farm profitability. As we head into year-end, here are the major themes and factors impacting machinery purchases, financing activity and overall buyer sentiment.

Last week, Farm Credit staff, directors, farmers, ranchers, foresters and fishermen from across the nation traveled to Washington, D.C., for the bi-annual Farm Credit Fly-In. The two-day event consisted of hundreds of legislative visits, both in-person and virtual, as well as a marketplace showcasing agricultural products from across the country.