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Read our latest analysis of the current state of the economy.

Read our latest analysis of the current state of the vegetable industry, including potatoes.

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided $115,000 in grant funding to 27 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. 

While corn and soybean crop planting is slightly ahead of last year nationally, it is way behind in New York and across the Northeast, due to unusually cold and wet weather, making field work difficult. 

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.

Farm Credit East was pleased to recently award two winners of the Lipinski Rural Initiatives Award.

This month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner features a collection of Industry Snapshots curated by Chris Laughton, Director of Knowledge Exchange at Farm Credit East. Alongside an overview of the national economy, the report covers key sectors of the Northeast farm economy, including dairy, timber and forest products, cash field crops, livestock, fruit, vegetables, greenhouse production, and fishing.

In the wake of Hurricane Debby, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a comprehensive emergency assistance program to support homeowners in Allegany, Delaware, Franklin, Steuben and St. Lawrence counties. This initiative, spearheaded by New York Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), aims to provide critical repairs and financial support to those affected by the storm.

This month's Knowledge Exchange Partner article, written by two CoBank Lead Economists, Tanner Ehmke and Jacqui Fatka, explores 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. Learn how ethanol production and renewable diesel demand are driving the market, despite challenges from trade policies and global competition. Dive into the complexities of supply, demand, and policy in this comprehensive outlook.

Farm Credit East and Horizon Farm Credit will be hosting Cornell University’s Dr. Chris Wolf for Farm Credit East’s annual dairy outlook webinar on Wednesday, January 22 at 12:00 pm. This webinar is free to attend for all interested dairy producers.