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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2025 Dairy Market and Policy Outlook

This month's Knowledge Exchange Partner article contributed by Dr. Christopher Wolf of Cornell University, reviews 2024 industry trends and discusses 2025 pricing projections and feed costs. It also explores potential impacts of weather risks, disease, and policy changes, including Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization and the extension of The Farm Bill, on farm milk prices and dairy policy.

January 7, 2025

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Public Policy
Washington Update: New Year, New Congress

As 2025 begins, the 119th Congress faces a busy start. Senate committees will hold nomination hearings for 24 cabinet-level positions, while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of hitting the debt limit. The American Relief Act, 2025, extends government funding through March 14, 2025, and includes a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. Brooke Rollins is nominated as Secretary of Agriculture, amidst hopes of passing the Farm Bill early in the year to address the decline in farm income.

January 9, 2025

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Ag Economy
2025 Grain and Oilseed Industry Outlook

In the recent webinar, Farm Credit East, Horizon Farm Credit and CoBank Lead Economists, Tanner Ehmke and Jacqui Fatka, explore 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.

January 6, 2025

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CASE: Developing the next generation of agriculture

Today’s blog continues our series focusing on Farm Credit East’s ESG efforts. The Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) is a project of the National Council for Agricultural Educators, managed by the National Association of Agricultural Educators, which integrates science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts with hands-on, inquiry-based learning at the high school level. 

February 01, 2022

Tax Talks
Schedule F and Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness

While Paycheck Protection Program information may be winding down, the reporting surrounding the loans is still important when preparing an accurate 2021 tax return. Senior Tax Consultant, Dario Arezzo explains the importance of correct PPP reporting when filing.

January 26, 2022

Ag Economy
2022 Northeast Forest Products Industry Outlook

Farm Credit East recently hosted a discussion of lumber markets, pulpwood and biomass, as well as the health of the forest industry supply chain going into 2022. Eric Kingsley, a forest industry consultant with Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC, presented his data and perspective on the region’s forest products markets and potential impacts on the economy.

CEU Credits have been approved for: MA (1.0-Cat 1), SAF (1.0-Cat 1), CT (1.0). Other NE States applied for.

 

January 25, 2022

FarmStart and Beginning Farmers
Farm Finance for Beginning and Part-time Farmers

Are you interested in starting a farm? Or, do you have a farm already and would like to learn more about managing it profitably? Are you considering approaching a lender to obtain credit? Farm Credit East and the Worcester County Conservation District offered a free webinar that dove into farm finance for beginning and part-time farmers. Topics covered included recordkeeping, understanding financial statements, cash flow budgeting, and financing and credit/working with lenders.

January 21, 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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