May 30, 2025

Farm Credit

2024 Sustainability Report: Build Connections. Build Relationships. Build Community.

 

Farm Credit East is pleased to release its third annual corporate sustainability report: Build Connections. Build Relationships. Build Community. This year’s report touches on the work the Farm Credit East team is doing to build relationships with our customers, our team and the local communities we serve.

In this year's report:

The Stein family of Stein Farms in Leroy, NY

Natasha Sutherland and her family utilize lending and consulting services from Farm Credit East to help them build a lasting legacy for the next generation.  

The Jones family of Jones Family Farm in Shelton, Conn. 

The Jones family incorporates sustainability into everything they do and values Farm Credit East’s services so they can focus on giving back to their land and community.  

Kaitlyn Kimball of Sunset Farm in Naugatuck and Milford, Conn. 

As first-generation farmers, Farm Credit East’s FarmStart program provided Kaitlyn and her husband the flexibility to grow their organic fruit and vegetable farm. 

The Akins family of Five Mile Farm, in Lisbon, NY

Ryan and his father, Mark, were early adopters of Farm Credit Connect and use the tool to enhance their lending and payroll services. 

Tags: FarmStart, young & beginning farmers, saluting northeast ag, stewardship