Rural Cooperative Magazine (March/April 1999)
Electric Co-op Breaks Barriers in North Carolina
This small North Carolina co-op makes history as it opens the doors of
leadership to blacks
Catherine Merlo
On the Cover: Matthew Grant, board president of the
Roanoke Electric Cooperative, and Gene Bennett, owner of Bennett Farms, which
thrives on electric power supplied by the co-op. In the background is
Bennett's grain elevator. Bennett is a member of the co-op's Care Trust
Board, which reviews grant applications for community projects.
USDA Photo by Ken Hammond
Opening Comments by Randall Torgerson, Deputy Administrator Cooperative Service
Iowa Cooperatives Lead Nation in Business Volume
USDA's 1997 statistics show Minnesota in second place, longtime leader
California in third
Charles A. Kraenzle
Roanoke Electric Breaks Through Barriers
This small North Carolina co-op makes history as it opens the doors of
leadership to blacks
Catherine Merlo
At Your Disposal
Smaller livestock operations can reduce pollution and large capital
expenditures by forming a waste management cooperative
R. Wade Binion
Cooperatives Online
Co-ops are staking their claim in the boomtown called the Internet
Patricia Miller
Restocking the Breadbasket
Cooperative development efforts in Ukraine are helping farmers rebuild their
agricultural system
Jerry. C. Namken
Getting Involved: What Makes Co-op Members
Join In?
USDA study of North Central dairy farmers indicates several characteristics,
from board satisfaction to farm size, contribute to participation
Thomas W. Gray and Charles A. Kraenzle
A CLOSER LOOK AT....
FernTrust Inc.
Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture
Jill Long Thompson, Under Secretary, Rural Development
Dayton J. Watkins, Administrator, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service
La Jaycee Brown, Director, Public Affairs & Legislative Staff
Dan Campbell, Managing Editor
USDA Design Center, Design
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