MFC Services (AAL): Its Growth and Impact

G. Wayne Malone, Coats, Robert E., and Charles E. Fitts

No 313503, Service Reports (SR) from United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

Abstract: Evaluation of past and present operations of MFC Services (AAL) reveals many contributions of this regional cooperative to Mississippi and Louisiana agriculture. Its more significant contributions include introducing dolomitic limestone in place of sand as a carrier in fertilizer formulation; substantially reducing fertilizer prices to farmers; pioneering pelleted fertilizer; developing a program of least-cost feed formulation; introducing into the area the chill-pack process for handling broilers; developing management training programs to increase the pool of potential managers for local member cooperatives; and offering auditing, financial, and managerial advisory services to local cooperatives. In the future, MFC will emphasize forward integration in transportation and marketing services.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34
Date: 1983-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313503

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