Co-op Advantage

Farmers Cooperative Compress: Then and Now

By: Co-op Advantage / August 22, 2017

With its 2016 dividend payout, Farmers Cooperative Compress (FCC) last August celebrated the unprecedented milestone of having distributed $1 billion in dividend payouts to its…

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Invest In Their Community

By: Co-op Advantage / August 15, 2017

As we take a look at the seventh co-op principle, concern for community is high-priority for grower-owners. From supporting their grower-owners to local schools, cooperatives…

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Topics: Principles of Cooperatives

Assist Other Co-ops

By: Co-op Advantage / August 8, 2017

Just as there is cooperation within a co-op; there is cooperation among co-ops. After all, just as grower-owners achieve more together through each co-op, each…

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Topics: Principles of Cooperatives

Help Each Other Improve

By: Co-op Advantage / August 1, 2017

As a grower-owner, you can rest assured you have the added value of education, training and information within a co-op. Grower-owners also inform the general…

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Topics: Principles of Cooperatives

Make It Grow and Control Your Own Destiny

By: Co-op Advantage / July 29, 2017

Last blog, we began taking a closer look at the Seven Cooperative Principles that make up the core foundation in which grower-owners live. Our first…

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Topics: Principles of Cooperatives

Building Together and Making the Decisions

By: Co-op Advantage / July 22, 2017

Just as any solid relationship is built on core values – so, too, is the foundation of cooperatives. Originally called the “Rochdale Principles,” this set…

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Topics: Principles of Cooperatives

Co-ops Now … Invested in Your Future

By: Co-op Advantage / July 11, 2017

The co-op has always been about real ownership, transparency and control. Long-supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), cooperatives – and the economic…

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Topics: History of Cooperatives

Co-ops Then … Grounded In Tradition

By: Co-op Advantage / July 5, 2017

As one of the greatest economic contributors to West Texas, Eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas; it’s fair to say cotton is king. And, while…

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Topics: History of Cooperatives

Co-op Advantage Sponsor: Producers Cooperative Oil Mill

By: Co-op Advantage / June 27, 2017

The true spirit of the Co-op Advantage® is driven by one word: cooperation. By definition, cooperation is "the process of working together to the same…

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Co-op Advantage Sponsor: Farmers Cooperative Compress

By: Co-op Advantage / June 20, 2017

Co-op Advantage® values are rooted in hard work and integrity, and the sponsors who support this initiative are prime examples of that foundation. This week’s…

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