Cooperatives Contents

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
• Manager’s and Director’s Corner
  • Farmer Cooperative Commentary Blog

Resources

• Rural Cooperative Development Centers
• Cooperatives Glossary
• Cooperative Resources
• Cooperative Funding Sources
• Housing Glossary

Teaching Materials

• Ag Cooperative Basics, Lesson and Test
• High School Cooperative Syllabus/Lesson Plans
• Instructional Learning Lessons

Webinars

• Webinar Information
• Upcoming Cooperatives Webinars
• Archived Cooperatives Webinars

Favorites

• 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 2013 – This directory contains a list, 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. An online directory is updated every month.