FEATURES

Rewards of Ownership
Community-based renewable energy projects can produce big benefits

By Julie Curti and Justin Goetz

Carbon Credits for Farmers
Co-ops can play role for members managing dairy waste with digesters

By K. Charles Ling & Carolyn Liebrand

Vermont dairy farm turns manure into
renewable energy

By Lisa Halvorsen

Grain industry must evolve, adjust to a new
market paradigm

Maintaining strong capital base critical for country elevators

By Phil DiPofi

Co-ops ring up additional $14 billion in sales
via other ownership structures

By E. Eldon Eversull

Sky’s the Limit!
Housing co-op opens doors for first-time ownership

By Dan Campbell

CCA salutes top co-op communicators

CDF’s multi-pronged efforts support co-op
mission in America and abroad

By Steven Thomas

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On the Cover:
On the cover: Wind turbine installation was a round-the-clock job at
the Westmill Wind Farm Cooperative, in Oxfordshire, England. The coop
is owned by more than 2,300 members of the local community. Photo by Martin Phelps,
courtesy Westmill Wind Farm Co-op