FEATURES
Above the Belt
Cotton Belt shifts northward into state known for fields of grain
By Stephen Thompson
The Big Chill
Sunkist growers scramble to save fruit; co-op adjusts marketing strategy
By Patricia Miller
Branding for Success
Trademark law, product certifications important to many co-ops
By Bruce Reynolds
Miracle on the Bayou
How one Louisiana parish is resurfacing from disaster
By Jane Livingston
Winds of Change
China looks to co-ops to help farmers duplicate success of industry
By John Dunn
Housecleaning co-op members see income,
benefits rise
By Anne Todd
Farmer co-ops report record net income
DEPARTMENTS
COMMENTARY
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
CO-OP DEVELOPMENT ACTION
NEWSLINE
PAGE FROM THE PAST
On the Cover:
The nation’s Cotton Belt has shifted
northward, as depicted on a
historic map of the Great Plains region,
with Kansas represented by
a cotton harvest scene. The Southern Kansas
Cotton Growers Co-op
is helping cotton take root in Kansas. See
page 4. Photo courtesy
Plains Cotton Co-op Assoc.; Graphic by
Stephen Thompson
