Stories Tagged "co-op"
Food Co-ops Brace for Arrival of Giant Rivals
posted on September 7, 2012 at 11:35 AM
The Boise Co-op eliminated thousands of slow-selling items. The Wheatsvile Food Co-op in Texas is opening its second store after 40 years. And the Davis Food Co-op in California is turning to a store designer.
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Rural Health Care Cooperatives Get Another Look
posted on December 18, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Cooperative Offers Farmers Health Insurance
posted on May 9, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Platte River May Get Deeper In Cooperative Agreement
posted on November 3, 2006 at 8:11 PM
A cooperative agreement between Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming may be instrumental in helping the three states prevent future violations of the Endangered Species Act.
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Coops Look For Innovative Ways To Survive
posted on June 17, 2005 at 8:06 PM
Coops Adapt To Remain Competitve In Grain Market
posted on January 28, 2005 at 8:01 PM
Chinese Co-ops Boost Lending
posted on November 12, 2004 at 8:11 PM
Agricultural credit cooperatives, China's main source of rural financing, issued 193.3 billion yuan (U.S.-$23.4 billion) in new farm loans in the first nine months of the year, up 27.8 percent from the same period a year ago, the government says.
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Congress Mulls Rabobank Proposal
posted on October 1, 2004 at 8:10 PM
The planned takeover of a major Midwestern farm loan cooperative by a Dutch banking giant could help undermine the national co-op loan system, members of a House subcommittee said at a hearing this week.
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Minnesota Co-Ops Form Off-Shore Insurer
posted on September 24, 2004 at 8:09 PM
Twenty-three agriculture co-ops have formed their own offshore-based captive insurance company a form of self-insurance to better control their liability, auto and property insurance cases.
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Cure for the Dairy Doldrums
posted on April 9, 2004 at 8:04 PM
Dairy Cooperative Gives Producers Options
posted on February 27, 2004 at 8:02 PM
Certified Organic Restaurant Links With Organic Cooperative
posted on February 21, 2003 at 8:02 PM
Cooperatives Still Good Choice
posted on June 7, 2002 at 8:06 PM
In the 20s and 30s, farmers banded together to increase their buying power and take greater control of the sales of their raw commodities.
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Cooperative venture finds place in local groceries
posted on November 3, 2000 at 8:11 PM
Chemical free grain Co-oP finds niche
posted on June 9, 2000 at 8:06 PM
"Value-added" and "vertical integration" are phrases often heard on "Market to Market." They describe the business ventures undertaken by farmers in the interest of economic survival.
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