Financial Partner Magazine

Financial Partner magazine is for the customers, employees and friends of Farm Credit East, providing industry insights for higher yields and updates on the cooperative.

Latest Edition: Fall 2025

 
In this Edition
Defining Culture to Transform Your Farm Business

As your business grows, doing everything yourself isn’t sustainable. Success depends on empowering others. Training your team not only improves efficiency, but also reinforces the core values that define your company’s culture. A strong culture shapes decisions, collaboration and resilience, creating a shared purpose that drives long-term growth.

Additional Content

  • CEO Mike Reynolds describes how Farm Credit East has implemented culture with "The Farm Credit East Way"
  • Read Financial Services Leader Josh Volta's perspective on culture as a veteran of the Marine Corps
  • An update from Board Chair John Knopf about Advancing our Customer-First Strategy
  • Learn more about technology implementation to evolve how we deliver credit
  • In CyberSense, learn Tips to Strengthen Your Digital Security
  • In the Stewardship Spotlight, read about Farm Credit East's new Food Access Infrastructure Initiative Grant and its first recipients
  • Farm Credit East Cares donated both time and money this year in the form of volunteer work and donations to local community organizations
  • Celebrate milestones for employees of Farm Credit East
  • Read about Treeline, Inc.'s relationship with Farm Credit East in A Family Affair
  • Lastly, read about the importance of advocacy on the road to a new Farm Bill in Washington Update

Historical Editions

2024 Summer Financial Partner Magazine cover
Farm Credit
2024 Summer: Cultivating with Intelligence: Advancing Technology to Farm Smarter

In agriculture, change is a constant. With the many variables those in agriculture deal with each day -- weather, wildlife, disease, markets, consumer preferences -- technology may be one of the easier variables to adapt, adopt and hopefully add value to the operation for the long term.

July 11, 2024

Farm Credit
2024 Spring: Actionable Insights to Propel your Business in 2024
As you sat down to plan for 2024, what was at the top of your list? What goals do you have for your operation in the year ahead? We recently tapped a team of Farm Credit East subject matter experts for their thoughts on what producers should be thinking about in 2024 and beyond. Read the cover story for proactive strategies to utilize credit, financial services and risk management plans in the year ahead.

March 26, 2024

Farm Credit
2023 Fall: Lessons from 2023
Weather doesn’t discriminate and crops can pay the price. This year alone, the Northeast has experienced several weather events and natural disasters that have led to severe crop damage. This issue's cover story explores available crop insurance options to mitigate losses.

November 28, 2023

Cover of Summer 2023 Financial Partner
Farm Credit
Summer 2023: 50 Years Delivering Value-Added Services
Since 1973, Farm Credit East has provided financial services to Northeast agriculture. This issue's cover story provides an in-depth look into the 50-year history of Farm Credit financial services and how offerings such as recordkeeping, taxes, consulting, payroll and more have evolved over the years.

July 05, 2023

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Contact Kristie Matuszewski
Telephone:800.562.2235
Email:Kristie.Matuszewski@FarmCreditEast.com