Features
Ownership Succession Crucial for Rural America
Co-ops can play role in helping keep farms and ranches in producer hands
By Bruce J. Reynolds
Groomed for Success
Kansas farm supply co-op adjusts to urbanizing market with new goods, services
By Stephen Thompson
Expanding Your Customer Base
Kentucky supply co-op adapts to serve “mini” farms, homeowners
By Sarah Pike
Climbing the Hill
Hillside Farmers Co-op helps Latino producers
By Adam Czech
Agriculture of the Middle: Opportunity for Co-ops
By Thomas W. Gray, Ph.D.
Tomato Co-ops Help Craft Better Food Safety Standards
By Julie A. Hogeland
Sailing Turbulent Seas
Despite volatile markets, co-ops need to look to long-term competitive advantages
By Lynn Pitman
Co-op Ideas Can Help Education
By Joe Nathan
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ON THE COVER: Gerald Schneider, a warehouseman at the
Leavenworth County Cooperative Association in Kansas, loads bags of
horse feed for a customer. Like many co-ops in urbanizing areas,
Leavenworth has had to adjust its mix of products and services to
adapt to a changing marketplace. Photo by Prudence Siebert
