Rural Cooperative Magazine (May/June 1998 Issue)
Mississippi Rising
Co-ops Help Lift State's Economy
On the Cover: Workers haul in an early-morning catch of catfish
from a man-made pond in the Mississippi Delta.
(USDA photo by Ken Hammond)
Opening Comments by Randall Torgerson, Deputy Administrator Cooperative Service
A Legacy Lives On
Cooperative approach helps black growers succeed
Donna Abernathy
Hooked on Catfish
The Mississippi Delta is catfish country, where Delta Pride Catfish Inc. is the
big fish in the big pond
Catherine Merlo
Reaping the Harvest
Times have never been better for Mississippi-based Staplcotn, America's oldest cotton
marketing cooperative
Catherine Merlo
A Local Solution
As agricultural industrializes, local supply and grain co-ops in Colorado remain
profitable through joint ventures and alliances
Joan Fulton
Team Talk
With his emphasis on communication, Walt Payne helped strengthen Blue Diamond
Growers' standing in California's almond industry
Gray Allen
Survey to Collect Co-op Statistics for 1998
A CLOSER LOOK AT...
Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc.
Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture
Jill Long Thompson, Under Secretary, Rural Development
Dayton J. Watkins, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Randall Torgerson, Deputy Administrator, RBS Cooperative Service
Catherine Merlo, Editor
Peter Manzelli, Design
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