Cooperative teamwork played a key role in Connecticut’s budget success, delivering meaningful gains for Northeast agriculture. Farm Credit East members and leaders championed the investment tax credit (ITC). This month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner article highlights new tax credits for Connecticut farmers and similar opportunities in New York and Maine.
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Tax Talks
One Big Beautiful Bill’s Impact on Northeast Agriculture: Agricultural Changes
President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) into law over the July 4th holiday. We have already covered business tax changes and individual tax changes, and today, we’ll highlight some of the most pertinent non-tax provisions impacting agriculture.
July 9, 2025
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2025 Grain and Oilseed Industry Outlook
In the recent webinar, Farm Credit East, Horizon Farm Credit and CoBank Lead Economists, Tanner Ehmke and Jacqui Fatka, explore the latest insights on U.S. grain and biofuel markets. With record soybean and corn harvests, profitable storage options and recovering export demand, the landscape is shifting.
January 6, 2025
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Fruit Industry Snapshot
Read our latest analysis of the current state of the fruit and wine industry.
April 28, 2025
Ag Economy
How Tariffs Will Impact Apple Trade in 2025
Farm Credit East recently hosted a webinar with US Apple’s Chris Gerlach, providing an overview of the apple industry, specifically covering what’s ahead for apple trade. Following are the key takeaways from this webinar.
April 22, 2025
Ag Economy
5 Takeaways from the 2024 Apple Outlook
According to the USAppleTracker monthly storage report, November holdings were 191 million bushels – an all-time high, eclipsing the mark set during the 2014/15 season. What does this mean for the 2024 season? Farm Credit East recently hosted a webinar with Chris Gerlach, USApple’s Director of Industry Analytics, to find out.
April 04, 2024
Ag Economy
2024 Northeast Apple Industry Outlook
On March 14, 2024, Chris Gerlach, USApple’s Director of Industry Analytics reviewed data on holdings, movement, trade, and prices to see how markets are reacting to, what is by all accounts, a banner year.
March 14, 2024
Northeast Economic Engine
Download Farm Credit East’s Northeast Economic Engine report, which analyzes the economic impact of the Northeast agriculture, forest products, commercial fishing and food manufacturing industries. This report was released in October 2024.
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