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Highlighting farmer cooperatives

The cooperative system has played a vital role in the agriculture industry.  As 2012 is celebrated as the International Year of Cooperatives, Chuck Conner, president of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says it is an opportunity to highlight the cooperative business structure and its importance to agriculture. 

“I think 2012 is an appropriate year to celebrate farmer cooperatives because it is something we reflect on and are thankful for – but it is also something we need moving forward,” he says.  “We believe coops represent a business structure that is going to enable us to meet so many global challenges we are going to face down the road.”

Part of the success of cooperatives in the agriculture industry, Conner tells Brownfield, is because they are farmer owned.  “We believe in the power of the American farmer,” he says. “Their work ethic is remarkable and they are capable of doing incredible things.”  “When you give the farmer the power to come together through their cooperative,” Conner notes, “they are able to do things that they probably would be unable to do for themselves – and they become a strong force.”

A force that Conner says, will enable farmers to meet those future demands upon the agriculture industry.

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