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Farm Credit East offers more than just farm financing with Country Living Loans

Brady Mattson

Farm Credit East’s Country Living Loans program helps finance more than just your typical farm. Farm Credit East can do primary residence loans, construction loans, land loans and more. We also welcome the opportunity to finance mobile homes, unlike some other lenders. 

April 15, 2025

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Tax Talks
FinCEN Updates Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

As of March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced significant changes narrowing the scope of the reporting requirements for beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate Transparency Act. This update, consistent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's recent announcement, aims to simplify the process for U.S. companies and individuals.

March 25, 2025

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Business Tips and Tools
Reporting Your Spring Crop Planted Acres

As you wrap up your spring crop planting season, attention to detail is key when reporting your planted acres. Whether you are reporting to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) or to your Crop Growers crop insurance agent, make sure your report is accurate. Read more for key due dates and best practices.

June 28, 2022

Public Policy
The 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture – Be Counted!

Since 1840, The USDA Census of Agriculture has been the only complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. If you own or operate a farm that normally sells $1,000 or more of produce annually, this is your opportunity to make sure your operation is counted in this year's census.

June 21, 2022

Business Tips and Tools
Will That Purchase Pay For Itself?

Originally published in Hoard's Dairyman, this article by Roger Murray, Farm Credit East Chief Marketplace Officer, examines how to prioritize capital investments using a variety of strategies, including partial budgeting, 

June 07, 2022

Tax Talks
2022: The Last Year of 100% Bonus Depreciation
Most farmers are familiar with section 179 and bonus depreciation. Essentially, both of these tools allow additional deductions up-front on an asset. In today's Tax Talks, Senior Tax Consultant, Dario Arezzo examines the differences in the two tax planning strategies, and upcoming changes.

June 02, 2022

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