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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
Read the latest issue of Financial Partner, Defining Culture to Transform Your Farm Business

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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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Farm Credit East Hosts New York Dairy OSHA Webinar

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is sharing important updates for New York dairy farms in a free webinar hosted by Farm Credit East and sponsored by the Northeast Dairy Producers Association on Wednesday, March 22 at 12 noon EDT. 

March 17, 2023

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Farm Credit East Presents 2023 Maple Industry Economic Outlook

Join Farm Credit East on Wednesday, March 15, at 12 p.m. for a free webinar that will provide a recap of the maple industry in 2022, as well as economic projections for the year ahead. 

March 13, 2023

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Farm Credit East Pays $117 Million in Patronage Dividends

Farm Credit East, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of a record $117 million in cash patronage dividends to 12,250 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across the Northeast. On average, eligible customers received a 1.25% reduction in their effective interest rate as a result of this patronage distribution. 

March 08, 2023

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Farm Credit East Presents 2023 Green Industry Economic Outlook

Join Farm Credit East on Wednesday, March 8, at 12 noon for a recap of 2022 results for the nursery, greenhouse and sod industries, as well as economic projections for the coming year. 

March 06, 2023

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Contact Kristie Matuszewski
Director of Marketing & Communications

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