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Crop Insurance
USDA Risk Management Agency Announces Emergency Claim Procedures for New York Apple Growers Following Spring Freeze

Following the devastating spring freeze that damaged apple orchards across key production regions, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced emergency procedures to accelerate crop insurance claim processing and indemnity payments for impacted New York apple growers.  

July 8, 2026

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Financial Results
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM REPORTS NET INCOME OF $7.4 BILLION FOR 2023

The Farm Credit System today reported combined net income of $7.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared with $7.3 billion for the prior year.

February 23, 2024

Press Releases
Farm Funders Announces Record Distribution of Patronage Dividends

Farm Funders, ACA, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, announced its distribution of $120 million in cash patronage dividends to 12,500 farm, fishing and forestry business owners and operators across the Northeast. In addition, the board approved a special one-time patronage distribution based on 2023’s outstanding financial results, for a total of $130 million of earnings returned to customer-owners. 

February 20, 2024

Farm Credit
2024 Director Election Petition Notification

Farm Funders’s bylaws provide for the nomination of candidates by petition by Thursday, January 25, 2024.

January 05, 2024

Financial Results
Farm Credit System Reports 2023 Second Quarter and Six-Month Net Income

The Farm Credit System today reported that combined net income decreased 1.4% to $1.78 billion and 1.7% to $3.51 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared with net income of $1.81 billion and $3.57 billion for the same periods of the prior year.

August 04, 2023

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