Features
A ‘Green Miracle’
Co-op playing key role as Iraq rebuilds farm sector
By Linda C. Habenstreit
Flour Power
NW wheat growers find success with eco-marketing strategy
By Stephen Thompson
Organic dairy market also hurt by low prices
By George L. Siemon
Co-ops can thrive in uncertain times
Farmer Co-op Conference sees opportunity for co-ops that adapt to structural changes
By Lynn Pitman
Dairy co-op survey reveals financial performance trends
By Carolyn Liebrand
State cooperative councils adapting to help members
in turbulent times
By James Wadsworth
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Agricultural production in Iraq, including important crops such as rice
(seen here) and dates, has been hurt by the years of war. USDA farm
advisors have helped launch new co-ops, such as one near Baghdad
that is providing farmers with technical assistance and farm supplies,
resulting in what some co-op members call “a green miracle.” Photo
courtesy USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
