Ag Industry Trends & Outlooks

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The Northeast Economic Engine: Agriculture, Forest Products, Commercial Fishing and Food Manufacturing

Natural resource-based businesses, like farming, fishing, forestry, and food manufacturing do more than provide food, fiber, building materials, ornamentals and other goods. They are economic engines in their communities, providing jobs and financial impacts throughout the region. In a new report, Farm Credit East, in collaboration with researchers at Cornell University, examines the economic impact of these industries in New England, New York and New Jersey.

October 9, 2024

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Beneficial Ownership Information: How to File

As the December 31, 2024, deadline looms to report Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) as part of The Corporate Transparency Act, we wanted to make sure members are equipped with the information they need to file their information and remain compliant. The following are questions we’ve heard from customers.

November 18, 2024

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2025 Apple Industry Outlook

Join Farm Credit East and Chris Gerlach of U.S. Apple Association to discuss the future of the apple industry.

April 17, 2025

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Dairy Outlook 2023 – Managing Your Risk: Markets, Margins and Revenue

What does 2023 look like for the dairy industry? Marin Bozic gives a recap of ’22, pricing outlook for ’23, and long-term trends in markets and policy. Following, Gregg McConnell discussed using that information to personalize a risk management approach for your farm.

January 19, 2023

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National Economy Snapshot 2022 Q3

Read our latest analysis of the state of the economy.

August 15, 2022

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2021 Northeast Dairy Farm Summary

This year’s Northeast Dairy Farm Summary summarizes the results of 170 dairy farms of all sizes, from across the region.

June 07, 2022

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2022 Northeast Vegetable Crops Outlook
In today's blog, Bradley Rickard, Cornell University gives a review on the northeast vegetable crops industry in 2021, as well as an outlook for 2022. This paper, along with more highlighting other industry outlooks in the Northeast, can be found in Northeast Agriculture: 2022 Insights & Perspectives.

May 17, 2022

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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