Farm Credit East, ACA
Jim Putnam has over 43 years of experience working with diverse organizations in various roles. Jim has worked as a "Speaker, Consultant & Facilitator" where they utilized their extensive knowledge in Farm Credit and its history. From 1995 to 2018, Jim served as the Executive Vice President at Farm Credit East, ACA. Jim retired in 2018 but continued working as a consultant. Prior to that, they were the Director of Research at Farm Credit Banks from 1975 to 1994.
Jim Putnam pursued their education in agricultural economics, beginning with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1969 to 1973. Jim then went on to Iowa State University, where they earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Agricultural Economics from 1973 to 1975.
Farm Credit East, ACA
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Farm Credit East provides a full range of credit and financial services to more than 14,000 customers in our seven-state territory: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey. Farm Credit East's 20 Northeast offices serve people involved in the business of agriculture, including farmers, nursery and greenhouse operators, forest products businesses, fishermen, lobstermen, part-time growers, agribusinesses and country home owners. Farm Credit East is part of the national Farm Credit System, the number one lender to U.S. agriculture and Rural America since 1916. For more than 100 years, we have been a reliable source of credit to farmers — in good times and bad. Your Farm Credit East loan officer is a professional who knows the ins and outs of agricultural businesses, and makes a point to thoroughly understand your business and its financial needs. As a borrower-owned cooperative, Farm Credit East is committed to providing the best value in the marketplace. Farm Credit East also provides financial services tailored to the needs of agriculture businesses: tax preparation, tax planning, financial record-keeping, appraisals, business consulting, equipment leasing, credit life insurance, multi-peril crop insurance and more! For more information on the largest lender to Northeast agriculture, visit our website: FarmCreditEast.com