FEATURES & NEWS
USDA marks 70th anniversary
of landmark rural legislation
Atlantic Tender Beef
Canadian co-ops expand market for home-grown meat
By Tom Webb
Bucking the Trend
Small dairy co-ops targeting niche markets
By Carolyn Liebrand
New Technology: Opportunity and Challenge
Technology changes could turn milk
plants into ‘dairy refineries’
By Charles Ling
No Shell Game
Oyster co-op hopes to revive Mystic’s faded shellfish industry
By Stephen Thompson
The Inside Scoop on Outside Help
Outside co-op development specialists play crucial role
By Gerald Ely
Consolidation, expansion spark
growth in co-op feed sales
By Eldon Eversul
CoBank's Schoniger named
top co-op communicator
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On the Cover:
The verdant pastures of Prince Edward Island provide abundant forage
for the province’s beef and dairy cattle. The Atlantic Producers Beef
Cooperative and Co-op Atlantic are working together to create a bigger
market for home-grown beef. Photo by Christian Ruel, courtesy Mirrorlock
Photography, www.mirrorlock.com.
Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture
Thomas C. Dorr, Under Secretary, USDA Rural Development
Peter Thomas, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Roberta D. Purcell, Deputy Administrator, USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Dan Campbell, Editor
Vision Integrated Marketing/KOTA, Design
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