Feature Stories

Reaching Out Successful Northeast farming, forestry and fishing businesses work within their communities to create dialog and understanding on both sides of the fence.

Innovative Opportunities for Northeast Agriculture and Forestry Profound changes sweeping across the Northeast are fueling innovation for the introduction of exciting new crops and products that could change the future of agriculture, forestry and rural America — energy biomass and bioproducts.

"The Kid with the Combine" Grows Up and becomes and award-winning business owner.

Q & A with Doug Sims: With imagination & business skill ... Bright Future ahead for Farmers & Cooperatives

Agritourism: Putting a Face on Northeast Agriculture
On-farm visits create a memorable experience for consumers while helping farm businesses earn higher profits

TECHNOLOGY can improve efficiencies and drive down costs Two case studies show how it’s done  This story is about two visionary business owners in two very different natural resource industries.

Pleasant View Gardens: "Proven Winners" in more ways than one! Branding, creative marketing and premium pricing place N.H. greenhouse business at the top of its class.

Maine Student Preps for Ag Career on Farm, in Classroom and as Leader in Holstein Association USA Natalie Keene has already created a career-length résumé as a fourth-generation dairy farmer and leader in Holstein Association USA. Yet amazingly Natalie, at age 20, is still a college student at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va.

Northeast ag businesses thrive in the global marketplace Opportuntiies abound in almost every market sector.

The Power of Collaboration Vintners, farmers, restaurateurs speak with one voice to showcase New York's agricultural abundance.

McMahon Thoroughbreds From "No Cows?" to a Derby Winner
McMahon Thoroughbreds earns nationwide fame, but it's still a family farm — and a loyal Farm Credit customer.

Young, Beginning and Small Farmers — Sprague
Keith Sprague, Sprague's Ranch, East Brookfield, Vermont
This is the third in a series of columns noting the contributions and accomplishments of young farmers and entrepreneurs.

What's Your PR Strategy?
Every farm should have one. Here's why ... and here's what to do.

Young, Beginning and Small Farmers — Blackstone
People are talking about Kyle Blackstone. This is the second in a series of columns noting the contributions and accomplishments of young, beginning and small farmers.

What goes down ... will come up
4 tips on how to survive agriculture's down cycles. All businesses — even successful ones — are subject to down cycles. In good years, these businesses thrive. In tough years, they struggle.

Young, Beginning and Small Farmers — Johnson
Young farmers credit success to family, community — and Farm Credit. This is the first in a series of columns noting the contributions and accomplishments of young, beginning and small farmers.

Why you need financial statements to successfully manage your business ... and how Farm Credit can help!
The importance of keeping adequate business records cannot be overemphasized. Without accurate and up-to-date financial records, you cannot determine how well your business is doing or where it is going.

Opportunities Abound in Agriculture
Managing the business aspects of a major dairy farming enterprise in western New York. Trapping lobsters off the cold waters of Downeast Maine. Overseeing financial management of a far-reaching logging enterprise in Northern New England. Training future professionals in New York's agricultural and food systems industries.

Your action plan for a smooth transition
Only 10 percent of family businesses survive into the third generation, and more than 50 percent fail in the second generation. Learn how to improve your odds of making a smooth transition.

Managing your land
When forever is a long, long time: 8 questions to ask before you sell your development rights.

Can outsourcing sharpen your competitive edge?
Accurate records, a visit with Farm Credit and AgChek™ software can help you find the answer.

Risk Management: What's the Buzz About?
What is risk management? And what does it mean to your business?

The Entrepreneurial Spirit: Do You Have It?
Entrepreneurs have a special spirit. See how you compare to these four very special entrepreneurs.

Management reports do a lot more than count beans!
Whatever your goals, you can achieve them by making the right connection between your goals and your two most important management reports: your income statement and your balance sheet.

Customer. Stockholder.
When you join Farm Credit, you assume both roles, which makes for a highly rewarding long-term relationship. Two farmers tell their story: one's family has partnered with Farm Credit for three generations. The second is a young and energetic first-time borrower with a new dairy farm.

A Farm Credit lease: Quick. Convenient. Cost effective.
A farmer explains why Farm Credit equipment leases are good for his highly specialized business.

Manage the weather ... Sign up for crop insurance.
How "weather management" insurance can protect your financial well-being from virtually any natural disaster.

A salute to Farm Credit's diverse customer base.
Profiles of two nontraditional agricultural businesses: a veterinary practice and a timber operation.

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