cooperatives in 1986 compared with more than 76 percent in 1980. From 1980 to 1986, the percentage of commercial farmers who were … members of cooperatives increased from 65 to 66 percent. Nonmember patrons held steady at 12 percent. The biggest change was … increased and the percentage of farmers with inactive memberships decreased. The percentage using cooperatives for marketing and …

cooperatives in 1980. An additional 14 percent used those cooperatives as nonmember patrons. Thirty-seven percent of commercial … farmers were member-users of marketing cooperatives and 49 percent were member-users of farm supply cooperatives. The greatest …

Cooperatives are under increasing pressure to redeem the equities of former and overinvested patrons. This report …, and the influences of federated cooperatives and lending institutions are considered. The impact of proposed mandatory …

A history of U.S. black farmers pursuit of independent farming and the role of cooperatives from 1865-2000. …

One avenue of growth for U.S. dairy cooperatives is exporting. Long- term market development is one ingredient for … success in international sales. Given possible trade liberalization, cooperatives should evaluate their position in the global …

cooperatives. Data from 291 cooperatives were summarized for five types of dairy cooperatives, then by three types and three size …

In 1985, a total of 17 regional cooperatives marketed livestock. These cooperatives were created to provide greater … competition, bargaining power, and market access for producers. Growth in direct marketing, bypassing the services of cooperatives … cooperatives to continue to meet their original Objectives. …

The two types of niche markets targeted by lamb marketing cooperatives are described in this guide. The first type … includes specialty middlemen outlets that cooperatives used to market lamb to specialized niches within the traditional meat … those outlets that cooperatives used to market lamb directly to the consumer, such as freezer markets, farmers' markets …

grain sold by local cooperatives moved by truck. …