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Winners of Farm Credit East’s Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award Announced

Farm Credit East is pleased to announce it has awarded two winners of the final Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award. The recipients were recognized for their innovative approaches for investing in rural businesses and economic development. Each recipient was awarded $40,000. 

December 22, 2025

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Farm Credit East Cares Donates $100,000 to Northeast Charitable Organizations

Farm Credit East announced today the Farm Credit East Cares Community Fund donated $100,000 to various charitable organizations throughout the Northeast.

December 15, 2025

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Farm Credit East Contributes $100,000 to Northeast Food Security Initiatives

Farm Credit East recently announced it contributed $100,000 to Northeast food security initiatives as part of the Food Access Infrastructure Initiative. The Urban Agriculture Cooperative, based in Newark, New Jersey, and the Burlington Food Pantry, located in Burlington, Maine, each received $50,000 to improve infrastructure and help mitigate food insecurity. 

March 12, 2025

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Farm Credit East Cares Donates $110,000 to Northeast Charitable Organizations

Farm Credit East announced today the Farm Credit East Cares Community Fund donated $110,000 to various charitable organizations throughout the Northeast. This included $40,000 distributed to regional food banks throughout the eight states Farm Credit East serves. 

December 19, 2024

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Farm Credit East Provides Scholarships to Future Agriculture Leaders

Farm Credit East has announced its awarding of six scholarships to students involved in The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization to support their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). The scholarship recipients had strong projects and expressed a clear understanding of their projects’ impacts on their future careers in agriculturally related fields. 

October 23, 2024

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