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Cooperatives
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- USDA Awards $330 Million in Loan Guarantees
- Rural electric cooperatives and utilities in 12 states will receive $330 million in loan guarantees to improve generation and transmission facilities and to implement...
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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
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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 Farmer Cooperatives, Service Report 22, USDA Rural Development, October 2012 - This directory contains a listing, by state, of almost 1,500 farmer-owned marketing, farm supply, service, fishery and bargaining cooperatives. The information includes the cooperative’s contact information, type of cooperative and products that they sell.
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Answers from our Experts
- February 04, 2011
- Are new cooperatives being formed?
- February 04, 2011
- How are cooperatives financed?
- February 04, 2011
- Are directors exposed to legal liability?
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