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.
In conjunction with National Farmers’ Market Week, Farm Credit East is announcing its recent awarding of $43,500 in small grants to 84 farmers’ markets across the Northeast. Farm Credit East recognizes that farmers’ markets are an important channel for many of the region’s producers to distribute farm fresh produce to both rural and urban consumers.
Farm Credit East was pleased to host 18 college students with career aspirations in production agriculture, agribusiness, accounting, finance or related fields this summer as part of its internship program. As the interns' summer experiences comes to a close, we thank each of them for their efforts which will contribute lasting value and information for association initiatives and future planning.