Maple Producers
We deliver the products and expertise to finance the needs of your maple business.
2024 Maple Industry Outlook
Mark Cannella, Associate Professor with the University of Vermont Extension, gives insight into the maple industry in the U.S. and Quebec, including important financial market factors, climate concerns and crop volatility, and a strategic outlook for the year ahead.
2024 Maple Outlook Webinar
Join Farm Credit East and Mark Cannella of the University of Vermont for a look at the Maple syrup and sugar industry in 2024.
Financing & Services We Offer Maple Producers
Cover all your operating expenses, such as tapping supplies, fuel and canning supplies, with a customized maple operating loan.
From trucks and tractors to reverse osmosis machines and evaporators, we offer attractive loan and lease options for all types of maple equipment.
Finance farmland and sugarbushes with long-term fixed rates and payment structures that align with your cash flow.
We finance sugarhouses, warehouses, retail facilities and more with flexible terms to meet your needs.
Our experts can help you navigate tax law around family business structures, prepaid farm expenses, equipment depreciation and more to get every deduction possible.
At Farm Credit East, we provide comprehensive financial record-keeping services from accounting professionals trained in ag- and maple-related rules and regulations.
Ag-specific payroll services from Farm Credit East can help you achieve trouble-free payroll periods and eliminate the hassle and technicalities of payroll processing while complying with all federal and state regulations.
Our agriculture consultants can help you get the best return on your business. We develop unique working relationships with each client based on your business objectives and how you like to work on any specific aspect of business management.
By working with a Farm Credit consultant, your family can build a plan that will provide peace of mind around your maple operation. No matter what happens, you can be assured that your loved ones will be taken care of.
Incentives We Offer for Veterans and Beginning Maple Producers.
We have a number of programs to support talented, hardworking individuals entering the maple industry. Helping young producers get started is one of our long-term commitments to Northeast agriculture. Programs include our young, beginning, small and veteran farmer incentives, FarmStart and GenerationNext.