Do Dairy Producers Know What Co-ops Are Doing for Them?

Because of some members\u27 concerns about price and service costs, it is important for dairy cooperative leaders to keep members informed about service benefits and the degree to which services account for any differences in prices paid for milk

Member Awareness of Dairy Cooperative Services in the North Central Region

This article reports on member awareness and member evaluation of dairy cooperative services in the North Central Region. Members seem well informed about services provided by only a few cooperatives. Years of cooperative membership, size of a producer\u27s opration, awareness of the service by other members of the cooperative, and member\u27s attitude about the importance of ser- vices are found to have a significant effect on a member\u27s awareness. Contrary to recent allega- tions, members of larger cooperatives are most aware of services. Cooperative service policies seem consistent with member control. Finally it is demonstrated that selective member education programs that generate an increase in member awareness may not necessarily enhance member suppor

Price Impacts Associated with the Closing of Hog Slaughtering Plants

The impact of closing hog slaughtering plants is examined by comparing relative prices in affected local market areas with prices in distant markets before and after a plant closed. The results suggest that market arbitrage usually has been quite effective, with either temporary or insignificant price effects in six case studies

Cooperative activities in marketing fluid milk in the Chicago federal order market

This case study investigated operations of cooperative federations in marketing milk in the Chicago regional federal order market in the early and mid-1970s. The Associated M ilk Producers Incorporated (AMPI) Agency qualified supply plants of participating firms, provided supplemental milk to processors, and marketed their surplus milk. Central Milk Producers Cooperative (CMPC) negotiated a superpool price for class I milk, advance priced some class II and III milk, levied handling charges, and implemented a variety of marketing programs. Economic consequences of these activities are evaluated