Co-op Advantage

In it for the Long Haul: Long-Term Profitability

By: Co-op Advantage / June 1, 2020

Since the inception of the cooperative business structure, long-term profitability has been a key advantage to grower-owners who participate in their local and regional cooperatives.…

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Farming: A Profession of Hope

By: Co-op Advantage / April 27, 2020

Planting a seed is believing in tomorrow. It is no secret that agriculture is filled with ebbs and flows. Some years are more difficult than…

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Farming Then and Now

By: Co-op Advantage / February 11, 2020

Since humans have walked the earth, some form of farming has existed as a means for survival. Over centuries, however, its uses, benefits, and methods…

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How Co-ops Help You Finish the Year Strong

By: Co-op Advantage / December 30, 2019

The Christmas holiday has passed, extended families have departed, and now grower-owners look toward the New Year. Unlike many outside the agricultural industry, grower-owners continue…

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Comfort and Joy

By: Co-op Advantage / December 10, 2019

Many blogs have focused on the comfort grower-owners provide their neighbors, their communities and their fellow producers. This holiday season, we wish comfort and joy…

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Randy Forbus – A Man of True Grit

By: Co-op Advantage / November 19, 2019

Yoakum County grower-owner Randy Forbus is a man of true grit. A veteran producer and a Vietnam veteran, his life’s story is one of good…

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Daylight Saving: Farmers Work from Sunup to Sundown

By: Co-op Advantage / November 4, 2019

Most Americans look forward to the November weekend when daylight saving ends, and everyone gets an extra hour of sleep. Producers, however, rarely even notice…

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Larry Black: All in The Family

By: Co-op Advantage / October 24, 2019

Central Rolling Plains Gin Manager Larry Black loves his family. He beams with pride talking about his wife, Cynthia, daughters Alyssa and Madison and four…

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National Co-op Month: By The Community For The Community

By: Co-op Advantage / October 2, 2019

Rural strength is at the core of true co-ops. As we enter National Co-op Month, it’s no wonder this year’s theme is “By the Community,…

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Expansion of Co-op Warehousing

By: Co-op Advantage / September 25, 2019

In the co-op industry, producers are guaranteed a place to store their cotton. Every year, millions of cotton bales pass through the warehousing system before…

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