Farm Credit East Industry Insights

How Dairy Revenue Protection Works | AgTech: An Analysis of a Rapidly Growing Field

Trucking Compliance: Electronic Logging Devices Mandate and Agricultural Exceptions | USDA Releases First Details of Trade Aid Package

Direct to Consumers: A look at Farmers’ Markets in the Northeast | Northeast Farm Economy – Mid-year Update

This month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner provides an overview of Northeast farmers’ markets and their importance as a marketing channel for many Farm Credit East customers. We also give a summary of our annual mid-year agricultural conditions report.

Amid Escalating Trade Tensions, a look at US agricultural exports | Today's Harvest

With President Trump imposing tariffs to Chinese imports, as well as import tariffs on aluminum and steel, trading partners have retaliated with tariffs on U.S. exports. Given these escalating trade tensions, Farm Credit East Knowledge Exchange takes a look at U.S. agricultural exports and their significance to U.S. farm income. Also in this month’s issue, we highlight FarmCreditEast.com’s Today’s Harvest blog for timely topics relevant to Northeast farming, commercial fishing and forestry.

Benchmark Solutions: How Does Your Business Measure Up?

Why Are Variable Interest Rates Increasing | Farm Credit East Industry Snapshots Released

If you have a loan priced with a variable interest rate, you have seen increases in your interest rate recently. Approximately two-thirds of Farm Credit East loans are variable-rate loans. In this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner, we look at how interest rates are set and answer some borrower questions. We’ve also released our Industry Snapshots, which provide you with the latest business and market intelligence from our industry experts.

Sneak Peak: 2017 Dairy Farm Summary | Strong Outlook for the Green Industry

The Northeast Dairy Farm Summary (DFS) is scheduled for release on April 30. The first article in April’s Knowledge Exchange Partner gives a snapshot of the DFS’s findings and provides a few resources to help your farm leverage these results. Our second article looks at the green industry, summarizing the key demographic and economic take-aways from a webinar Farm Credit East hosted with Dr. Charles Hall last month.

Congress Makes Significant Changes to the Dairy Margin Protection Program | Northeast Commercial Fisheries Outlook

The first article in this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner summarizes information from the February 2018 release of the Dairy Markets and Policy report on Changes to the Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers. Our second article was written by Hank Soule who has 30 years of experience in New England seafood harvesting, production and fishery management. He reports on the health of the Northeast commercial fishing industry and some innovative ideas that have inspired high-value products from what was once viewed as waste.

Does the Farm Economy Move in Sync with the General Economy? | Farm Credit East Industry Snapshots Updated

Does a good overall economy help or hurt the ag economy? Farm Credit’s Knowledge Exchange team looks at the data behind this question in February’s Knowledge Exchange Partner. We also highlights Farm Credit East’s Industry Snapshots, updated quarterly to give you a glimpse into the latest business and market intelligence from our industry experts.

What the New Tax Law Means for Northeast Agriculture | Northeast Dairy Market Report

The largest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in 30 years provides overall positive benefits to many Northeast farmers. This month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner reviews some of the provisions of the tax law that will affect producers in 2018. The second article takes a look at the U.S. dairy market and recaps year-over-year comparisons. It also touches on international competition and provides an industry outlook for the coming year.