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The Cooperative Landscape
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OVATA Fall Conference
Teaching Agriculture CooperativesOctober 9, 2015
John McCulley, Misty Slagle and Reynold Gardner
The Cooperative LandscapeUnited States
2,200 ag co–ops
2 million members
$209 billion net sales
136,000 full time employees
55,000 part time employees
27% of all farm marketing – 80% dairy
Capper–Volstead
The Cooperative Landscape
The Cooperative Landscape
1. CHS, Inc.*
2. Land ‘O Lakes*
3. Dairy Farmers of America
4. Wakefern Food Corp.
5. GROWMARK, Inc.
6. Associated Wholesale Grocers
7. Ag Processing Inc.
8. HealthPartners, Inc.
9. ACE Hardware Corp.
10. California Dairies
Largest Co–ops in the United States
*on Fortune 500
The Cooperative Landscape
12 Group Health Cooperative
16 Darigold
22 REI
59 URM Stores
67 Snake River Sugar Company
80 Western Family Holding Company
95 Tillamook County Creamery Association
Largest Co–ops in the Northwest
The Cooperative LandscapeUnited States – Other Cooperatives
1 in 3 Americans identify as member of a credit union (100 million)
929 rural electric cooperatives – 17 million members
255 telephone cooperatives – 1.2 million members
The Cooperative LandscapeOregon
50 ag co–ops – 32,000 members
11 NWFCS offices – 3,800 members
18 rural electric co–ops – 207,000 members
11 telephone cooperatives – 16,000 members
63 credit unions – 1.63 million members
300 entities registered as cooperatives
ORS Chapter 62/ORS 723
The Cooperative Landscape
The USDA Understanding Cooperative Curriculum
•Developed in 1989 by USDA’s Agricultural Cooperative Service
•Updated in 1997 and 2008 based on feedback from Instructors
•Latest Edition - July 2015 available to download only at http://www.value-added.org/cooperatives/teacher-resources/#understanding
The USDA Understanding Cooperative Curriculum
Instructional UnitsUnit 1 - The American Enterprise SystemUnit 2 - Cooperative Business PrinciplesUnit 3 - The Structure of CooperativesUnit 4 - Finance and Taxation of CooperativesUnit 5 - The Cooperative Business Team: Members and Directors - Policy & ControlUnit 6 - The Cooperative Business Team: Manager and Employees - Coordination & OperationsUnit 7 - Mini Cooperative Business Experience
FFA Cooperative Quiz ContestDistrict Contest – Written Test
State Contest – Written Test & Interview
State Contest Prizes 1st Place - $100 Contestant & $100 AdvisorTrip to National Institute on Cooperative Education (NICE) in Roanoke, VA for Student and Advisor
2nd Place - $75 Contestant & $75 Advisor3rd Place - $50 Contestant & $50 Advisor4th Place - $25 Contestant & $25 Advisor
FFA Cooperative Quiz Contest - Interviews
5-7 Minute Interviews for each contestant
Areas of Evaluation:• Strong Voice• Outgoing Personality / Positive Attitude• Well Groomed Appearance• Confident Responses to Questions• Good Knowledge of Cooperatives
FFA Cooperative Quiz Contest
Areas of Special Attention:
Unit 5 - The Cooperative Business Team: Members and Directors - Policy & Control.
*Patronage Requirements*Patronage Refunds
*Stock *Member Elections
Additional Information
www.rd.usda.gov/publications/publications-cooperatives
www.acco.coop (Directory of Oregon Cooperatives & Links to Resources)
Thank You & QuestionsJohn McCulley [email protected]
Misty Slagle [email protected]
Reynold Gardner [email protected]
