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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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Farm Funders Awards $90,000 in Higher Education Scholarships

Farm Funders, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lender, recently awarded $90,000 in higher education scholarships to 41 student recipients. Farm Funders’s scholarship program supports students with diverse career aspirations in agriculture, commercial fishing, forest products and related fields from across the association’s eight-state territory, including four diversity candidate recipients.

June 26, 2024

Crop Insurance
Informational Webinar for Grape Producers Impacted by the April Freeze

Grape producers impacted by the late April freeze are invited to join Farm Funders and Crop Growers, Farm Funders’s insurance provider, for a free, informational webinar on Tuesday, June 25 at 11:00 a.m. ET, that will discuss the challenges following the freeze event and provide insights to navigate the insurance claim process.

June 18, 2024

Farm Credit
Farm Funders Offices Closed June 19

Farm Funders offices will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. The Federal Reserve System will also be closed, so ACH/Direct Deposit transactions will not be effective Wednesday, June 19. 

June 05, 2024

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Farm Credit Awards $100,000 to Develop and Promote Northeast Agriculture

The Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program, a joint effort of Farm Funders and CoBank, recently provided more than $100,000 in grant funding to 22 organizations to assist their efforts to encourage youth leadership development, support young and beginning farmer initiatives, promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and advance northeast agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing. 

June 04, 2024

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