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2025 Director Elections
Eight candidates are seeking election to four seats on to the Farm Credit East Board of Directors in 2025.
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It Pays to be a Customer-Owner
Farm Credit East customer owners earned a combined $140 million in patronage based on 2024 earnings.

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Farm Credit East Presents Webinar: 2025 Northeast Apple Outlook

Northeast apple growers are invited to attend a free Farm Credit East webinar on Thursday, April 17 at 12 p.m. This webinar will provide a recap of the Northeast apple industry in 2024, as well as economic projections for the year ahead.

April 7, 2025

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Farm Credit’s FarmStart Program Invests $17 Million in Beginning Farmers

FarmStart, a unique Farm Credit program that invests working capital in beginning Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products ventures showing promise of success, recently announced it has invested more than $17 million in startup agriculture, forestry and fishing businesses since 2006.

June 26, 2023

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Farm Credit East Releases Report on Economic Significance of the Massachusetts Cranberry Industry

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the United States’ second largest producer of cranberries and home to numerous cranberry related businesses. Farm Credit East Knowledge Exchange recently analyzed the economic significance of the Massachusetts cranberry industry and released its findings in a new report titled, “Economic Impact of the Cranberry Industry to Massachusetts.”

June 12, 2023

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Farm Credit Awards $100,000 to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Credit East and CoBank, recently provided $100,000 in grant funding to 22 organizations to assist their efforts to support young and beginning farmer initiatives, encourage youth leadership development, promote diversity equity and inclusion, and advance northeast agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing.

May 18, 2023

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Farm Credit East Accepting Applications to Support Northeast Farmers’ Markets

Farm Credit East recently announced that it will be providing small grants to Northeast farmers’ markets to support their promotion and development efforts. Interested farmers’ markets must apply by May 31.

May 10, 2023

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