Ag Industry Trends & Outlooks

Discover insights, trends, ag market outlooks and other topical information as it relates to the Northeast's diverse agricultural industries. Brought to you by Knowledge Exchange from Farm Credit East.
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Seismic Shifts are Taking Place within Dairy

Farm Credit East's 2023 Northeast Dairy Farm Summary and 2024 Mid-Year Outlook contains data and analysis from the prior year and forward-looking discussion and analysis from Corey Geiger, Lead Economist for Dairy at Farm Credit East's funding bank, CoBank. 

There have been a number of structural shifts in our industry that appear to have some staying power. It’s important to gain a better understanding of these changes to implement on-farm strategies to capitalize on the market opportunities.

August 5, 2024

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Tax Talks
Navigating Charitable Contributions Post-TCJA

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) enacted in 2017 and in effect from 2018 – 2025 has had a substantial effect on itemizing deductions. The resulting changes have impacted the tax consequences of making charitable contributions, especially for senior citizens. A remedy to this can be to use Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) from an IRA account.

August 28, 2024

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2024 Virtual Customer Appreciation Meeting

Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Join us for the 2024 Virtual Customer Appreciation Meeting. This 45-minute program will provide cooperative updates from CEO Mike Reynolds and Board Chair John Knopf.

November 12, 2024

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Ag Economy
Celebrating National Dairy Month

It’s National Dairy Month, and we couldn’t let the month of June pass by without recognizing the region’s largest agricultural sector — the dairy industry. Dairy and related processing constitute the top agricultural sector in the region, with more than $18.7 billion in direct sales, $34.6 billion in total economic impact and more than 120,000 jobs supported.

June 26, 2023

Ag Economy
Economic Impact of the Cranberry Industry to Massachusetts

The following profile illustrates the cranberry industry’s total economic impact in Massachusetts. It is based on data from a 2023 economic analysis conducted by Farm Credit East. 

June 06, 2023

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Ag Economy
FAPRI Baseline Crops, Livestock, Expenses and Farm Income
Bob Maltsbarger, PhD., Senior Research Economist with University of Missouri discusses issues facing farmers and producers in this year's upcoming cropping year. 

May 11, 2023

Ag Economy
2023 Northeast Wine Grape Outlook

Hans Walter-Peterson, Viticulture Extension Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, discussed the upcoming year for Northeast wine and grape production and reviewed recent years of grape production.


May 09, 2023

Northeast Economic Engine

Download Farm Credit East’s Northeast Economic Engine report, which analyzes the economic impact of the Northeast agriculture, forest products and commercial fishing industries. This report was released in November 2020. 

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