Financial structure and condition of locally owned farm supply and marketing cooperatives in Missouri

Includes bibliographical references

Financial condition and performance of local cooperatives in Missouri, 1970, 1978, and 1983

July, 1985.Cover title

Role of state and land-grant University Extension services in eliminating rural poverty

"11/67/1M""The land-grant universities, through their Cooperative Extension Services, have been, by all odds, the most important university outreach function in rural America. There is a university extension office in almost every county of the country, usually located in the county seat, and staffed with from one to more than a score of professional workers. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 stated the function of Cooperative Extension as providing practical instruction in subjects relating to agriculture and home economics. Subsequent amendments to the act and earmarked congressional appropriations have made it clear that the service is to deal with all matters of vital concern to rural Americans. The Cooperative Extension Services of the land-grant universities have not been the only university forces at work in rural America. Most land-grant universities and state universities have General Extension or Continuing Education Services, which often pre-date Cooperative Extension. These enterprises have also had a direct effect in rural America in several ways. Many people have been brought from rural areas to campus to participate in conferences and short courses on a wide range of subjects. The universities have offered both credit and non-credit courses in rural areas designed to help professional and non-professional people keep up-to-date with the changing world. Some have extensive programs in the many facets of community, economic, social and cultural development, with many of the services beamed to non-metropolitan areas. University extension is by no means the exclusive domain of state and land-grant universities. Indeed much of the pioneering work in extension education has been done by private universities. With, however, the exception that proves the rule, the private universities which have been most active in extension have been in metropolitan areas, while the impact they have had on rural areas has been of a secondary nature. It is for this reason that the paper directs itself to the role of state universities and land-grant colleges in rural America."--Introduction.C. Brice Ratchford (Vice-President, University of Missouri

Orienting new members

Caption title.Includes bibliographical references

Consumer co-ops : incorporating consumer cooperatives in Missouri (1993)

"Reviewed October 1, 1993."This publication explains the consumer cooperative statute situation as it existed in 1985 and the options available to the many groups wishing to form consumer cooperatives. It is not intended as a source of legal advice. Any group planning to incorporate a consumer cooperative should seek competent legal counsel

Factors influencing the flow of grain from local to regional grain marketing cooperatives in the Midwest

February 1982.Cover title.Includes bibliographical references

Member control of cooperatives : what it means and how it is exercised

"One of the fundamental principles of cooperatives is that they are controlled democratically by the members who use them. 'Democratic' is defined as one vote per member, regardless of investment in or volume of business conducted with the cooperative. Farmers have indicated in surveys that they recognize and support the concept. At the same time, however, farmers often charge that cooperatives are not member controlled. This publication was designed to help members and managers understand what control means and how it is exercised."--First page.C. Brice Ratchford and Brian Griffith (Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture)New 4/86/6

Managing a pre-order food cooperative

Caption title."3/81."--P. [4].Includes bibliographical references (page [4])

Steps in organizing a new pre-order food cooperative

Caption title."3/81."--P.[4]

Securing equity capital for farmer cooperatives

"Most Missouri farmers belong to and patronize one or more cooperatives. One feature that differentiates cooperatives from investor-owned firms (IOFs) is that cooperatives are owned by the members who are also the patrons. Cooperatives are identical to competing IOFs in terms of capital requirements are met through some combination of borrowed funds and equity funds provided by the owners. While the optimum combination varies from firm to firm, the average optimum should be essentially the same for all types of firms."--First page.C. Brice Ratchford and Brian Griffith (Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture)New 4/86/6