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It Pays to be a Customer-Owner
Farm Credit East customer owners earned a combined $145 million in cash patronage dividends. The 2026 patronage distribution marks the cooperative’s 30th consecutive annual patronage payment.
Webinar: 2026 Green Industry Outlook
Join Farm Credit East, Horizon Farm Credit and Texas A&M's Dr. Charlie Hall on Feb. 23 at noon, for a review of the green industry's operational and financial performance in 2025 and an outlook for 2026.
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Financial Partner
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Press Releases
Farm Credit Awards Efforts to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided $115,804 in grant funding to 18 organizations to assist their efforts to encourage youth leadership development, support young and beginning farmer initiatives, promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and advance northeast agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing.

February 19, 2026

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Financial Results
Farm Credit System Reports Net Income of $8.0 Billion for 2025

The Farm Credit System today reported combined net income of $8.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared with $7.8 billion for the prior year. The System also reported combined net income of $2.0 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, as compared with $1.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2024. 

February 20, 2026

Press Releases
Farm Credit East Marks 30 Years of Returning Earnings to Customers with Record Patronage Distribution

Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of $145 million in cash patronage dividends to 12,500 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across the Northeast. 

February 04, 2026

Financial Results
Farm Credit System Reports Third Quarter 2025 Combined Results

The Farm Credit System today reported that combined net income increased 4.3% to $2.1 billion and 1.0% to $6.0 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared with combined net income of $2.0 billion and $5.9 billion for same periods of the prior year. 

October 31, 2025

Financial Results
Farm Credit System Reports Second Quarter 2025 Combined Results

The Farm Credit System today reported that combined net income was stable at $1.94 billion for the second quarter and $3.90 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared with net income of $1.93 billion and $3.92 billion for the same periods of the prior year.

August 01, 2025

Media Inquiries

Contact Kristie Matuszewski
Director of Marketing & Communications

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