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