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Farmer Cooperatives Conference
The Farmer Cooperatives Conference
was established in 1998. It has annually provided a forum for cooperative directors, managers, and
those doing business
with agricultural cooperatives to learn and exchange ideas with policy,
research and legal experts about issues currently affecting the agricultural cooperative community.
The program is developed by a planning committee with diverse backgrounds
and expertise from the cooperative agribusiness and academic sectors.
Past Farmer Cooperatives Conference programs and presentations:
- 14th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 3-4, 2011) Minneapolis, MN "Meeting
Competitive Challenges: Cooperative Structure and Finance for the Future"
- 13th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (December 6-7,
2010) Denver-Broomfield, CO "Cooperatives:
Looking Forward"
- 12th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November
8-9, 2009) St. Paul, MN "Thriving
in Uncertain Times"
- 11th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 18-19, 2008) St. Paul, MN "Cooperative Strategy, Structure, and Finance"
- 10th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 5-6,
2007) St. Paul, MN "Valuing
the Cooperative Business in the 21st Century"
- 9th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 1-2,
2006) Minneapolis, MN "Opportunities
for Cooperatives: Renewable Energy and Environmental Management"
- 8th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 7-8,
2005) Minneapolis, MN "Cooperatives
in a Global Environment"
- 7th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 1-2,
2004) Kansas City, MO "Cooperative
Innovation"
- 6th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (October 30-31,
2003) Kansas City, MO "Executing
Vision and Strategy with Success"
- 5th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 13-15,
2002) St. Louis, MO "How Cooperatives Have Adapted their Structures to Succeed in a Challenging Business
environment"
- 4th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (October 29-30,
2001) Las Vegas, NV "Measuring
a Cooperative's Value and Choosing Competitive Business Strategies"
- 3rd Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (December 14-15,
2000) Las Vegas, NV "Building
Cooperatives' Economic Strength with New Ideas Regarding Capitalization and
Equity Redemption Programs"
- 2nd Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 10-11,
1999) Kansas City, MO "Achieving
Excellence in Cooperative Governance"
- 1st Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference (November 2-3,
1998) Minneapolis, MN "The
Impact of Global and Industrial Trends in Agriculture on Cooperatives"