Co-ops Set Sales and Income Records
According to the Agriculture Department, farmer, rancher and fishery cooperatives posted record sales and income in 2011, surpassing the previous record sales year of 2008 by $10 billion while besting the old income record by $500 million.
October is National Cooperative Month. U.S. cooperatives employ 184,000 people (full-time, part-time and seasonal workers), which is up slightly from 2010.
Legislative Tracking 2013
