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Crop Insurance

Boosting Dairy Farm Resilience: How the DRP Program Helps Manage Revenue Risks

Megan Clancy

The dairy industry is inherently unpredictable, with market fluctuations, weather conditions, and production variables all contributing to an unstable income landscape for dairy farmers. Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) is a valuable tool to mitigate these risks and provide a more stable financial footing.

June 3, 2025

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Latest Tax Talk

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Tax Talks
State Spotlight: Maine Dirigo Business Incentives

In today's Tax Talks, learn more about the Maine Dirigo Business Incentives program. The program offers significant tax savings for certain qualified businesses in the state of Maine.

May 29, 2025

Today's Harvest Blog

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Innovation and Emerging Markets
Recap: Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit 2022

In today's blog, Farm Credit East's Chris Laughton, shares a recap of the 2022 Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit. The two day event, held in New York City, focused on innovation in Controlled Environment Agriculture, or CEA for short. 

July 15, 2022

Business Tips and Tools
Reporting Your Spring Crop Planted Acres

As you wrap up your spring crop planting season, attention to detail is key when reporting your planted acres. Whether you are reporting to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) or to your Crop Growers crop insurance agent, make sure your report is accurate. Read more for key due dates and best practices.

June 28, 2022

Public Policy
The 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture – Be Counted!

Since 1840, The USDA Census of Agriculture has been the only complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. If you own or operate a farm that normally sells $1,000 or more of produce annually, this is your opportunity to make sure your operation is counted in this year's census.

June 21, 2022

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