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Cooperatives
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- July/August Issue of Rural Cooperatives Magazine Released
- The July/August issue of Rural Cooperatives magazine highlights the positive role rural cooperatives have played in bolstering the local, regional and national...
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- USDA Invites Cooperatives to Submit REAP Applications
- In recognition of the 2012 International Year of Cooperatives, the USDA encourages cooperatives to submit Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) applications...
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- USDA RCDG Funding
- USDA is now accepting applications for Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) to help promote sustainable economic development and job creation in rural...
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- UN Declares 2012 as International Year of Cooperatives
- With the theme of “Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World,” the IYC seeks to encourage the growth and establishment of cooperatives.
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- Cooperatives Receive REAP Grants from USDA
- USDA recently selected ten projects nationwide to receive funding through its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Three of those projects were cooperatives...
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- Voting Procedures
- Authors: Phil Kenkel, Oklahoma State University, phil.kenkel@okstate.edu, and Bill Fitzwater, Oklahoma State University The following is a general summary of...
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- Social Service Cooperatives
- Do you receive medical care through an HMO? Then you are a member of a cooperatively operated health maintenance organization. HMOs currently serve more than...
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- Cooperative Businesses
- Why the growing interest in cooperatives? As governments around the world cut services, cooperatives are being considered as an alternative to provide goods...
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Feature Articles
- Basic Cooperative Principles
- New Cooperative Development
- Youth Involvement in Cooperatives
- Cooperative Management
- Cooperative Financing
- Board of Director Strategy
- Local Foods
- Critical Issues Facing Cooperatives
- NEW! Manager's and Director's Corner
Resources
- Rural Cooperative Development Centers
- Cooperatives Glossary
- Cooperative Resources
- Cooperative Funding Sources
- Housing Glossary
Teaching Materials
Webinars
- Webinar Information
- Upcoming Cooperatives Webinars
- Archived Cooperatives Webinars
Websites We Like
- Rural Cooperatives magazine, Rural Development, Business and Cooperative Programs, USDA - This bimonthly magazine contains articles and news items relevant to agricultural and non-agricultural cooperatives. An archive provides access to past issues of the magazine from 1998 to 2011.
- Directory of Rural Farmer, Rancher, and Fishery Cooperatives, Rural Development, USDA, 2010 - This directory contains a listing, by state, of over 1,200 farmer-owned marketing, farm supply, service, fishery and bargaining cooperatives.
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