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Business & Cooperative Development Publications

An Assessment of Agriculture in the Lake Cumberland Region

Agricultural Cooperatives in the 21st Century

Appraising Manager Performance

Board of Directors for Farmer Cooperatives

Co-ops 101: An Introduction to Cooperatives

Cooperative Feasibility Study Guide

Cooperative Food Buying Organizations

Cooperative Management

Cooperative Refunds: Patronage and Revolving

Farmer Cooperative Structure

Financial Ratios Useful for Cooperatives

Financing Agricultural Co-ops

How to Start a Cooperative

Legal Primer for the Formation of Food Cooperatives

Member Loan Campaign Toolbox for Food Cooperatives

Role of the Co-op Manager

Roles of the Co-op Member

Rural Cooperatives Magazine

Sample Policies for Cooperatives

Understanding Cooperative Terminology

USDA Cooperative Information Reports

USDA Cooperative Research Reports

USDA Cooperative Service Reports

What Co-op Directors Do

What the Co-op Manager Does

The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development is funded by the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board and receives in-kind contributions from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and University of Kentucky. For more information, please contact our office at:

The Kentucky Center for
Agriculture & Rural Development

411 Ring Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 763-8258
Fax: (270) 763-9927