Rural Cooperative Magazine May/June 2000
On the Cover:
The resurgent ethanol industry could soon be consuming zip to 600 million bushels of corn each year. Farmer-owned cooperatives are building new plants to help their members capture some of the added value derived from processing corn into ethanol. Story on page 7. USDA Photo
F E A T U R E S
Saving an industry
Plant closure leads Michigan growers to form new turkey cooperative
Laura Moser
Power formula
Higher gas prices fuel drive for ethanol production; farmers look to co-ops to gain market share
Mary Farrell-Stieve
Making its mark
Agri-Mark, New England's largest dairy co-op, is building markets for producers
Patrick Duffey
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Dan Glickman,, Secretary of Agriculture
Jill Long Thompson, Under Secretary, Rural Development
Dayton J. Watkins, Administrator, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service
Gladys Rodriguez, Director, Public Affairs
Dan Campbell, Managing Editor
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