Rural Cooperatives Magazine, November/December 2003

Robert Heuer, Dan Campbell, Patrick Duffey, David Chesnick, Bruce J. Reynolds, Wadsworth. Jim and Tracey L. Kennedy

Rural Cooperatives Magazine, 2003, vol. 70, issue 6

Abstract: Features- New days, new ways; Congressional hearing focuses on possible need for more flexible co-op business model; Dismantling of Farmland continues; Smithfield buying pork business; Survey results: public shows strong preference for doing business with cooperatives; Revenue, margins trend downward for nation’s top 100 ag cooperatives; Co-ops follow more than one path for nominating board candidates; Seeking the best; Cooperative exports decline in 2001; bulk sales fall but continue to dominate sector

Keywords: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.280239

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