Passing the Stress Test
Grain co-ops and lenders work as a team to meet unprecedented credit needs during ’08
By Dan Campbell

Largest co-ops reap record, $88 billion sales
By David Chesnick

Forestry Co-ops Take Root
By Jane Braxton Little

The Ethanol Crunch
Farmer-owned ethanol plants may ride out the market crash that bankrupted VeraSun
By Stephen Thompson

Royal Treatment
Rhode Island farmers join forces to market RI Royal brand potatoes
By Bruce Burdett

Cotton co-ops benefit from cottonseed oil comeback

Bigger role seen for Ohio farmers’ markets

Co-op educators see critical need to ramp-up,
expand education efforts
By James Wadsworth

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On the Cover:
Thomas Wyse, a forester with the Living Forest Cooperative (LFC) in
northern Wisconsin, marks out a forest stewardship plan for a co-op
member. The LFC has joined the National Network of Forest
Practitioners, which provides technical support to its members while
promoting healthy, productive forests. Photo by Peter Hoffman