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Farm Credit

A Summer of Learning and Growth: The Farm Credit East Internship Experience

Isabella Esposito

Over the past 10 weeks, 16 interns across seven Farm Credit East offices gained hands-on experience through projects, farm tours, employee shadowing and professional development opportunities.

July 21, 2026

2026 Farm Credit East Interns on a sod farm

Latest Tax Talk

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Tax Talks
A Smarter Safety Net: What the New USDA Payment Rules Mean for Your Farm

Effective with the 2026 crop year, USDA has updated payment limitations and eligibility rules. This change modernizes how benefits are calculated and who qualifies, providing more flexibility for today’s farm operations. 

June 30, 2026

Today's Harvest Blog

Tag: technology 
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Farm Credit
Evolving with Purpose

Over the past several years, Farm Credit East has been evolving our business to provide more value to customers. Luckily, change isn’t new for us. Since our formation three decades ago, the cooperative has sustained market shifts and significant advancements in technology, all while continuing to grow the cooperative and return value to customers.

August 19, 2025

Austin Weaver on a dairy farm visit
Farm Credit
The Value of Connections

As a relationship lender, connecting with our customers and our communities is at the heart of everything we do. It’s those relationships that we’ve had with customer businesses for generations that have allowed Farm Credit East to be successful for more than 100 years. CEO Mike Reynolds reiterates the importance of these connections in today's blog.

January 07, 2025

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