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Agribusiness: Value-Added
Value-Added Reference Guide
Section 1: What's Value-Added?
| Title | Author | Date | |
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What is Value-Added? Value-Added Opportunities and Strategies |
Coltrain, Barton, and Boland | June 2000 | Download |
Section 2: Considering Cooperatives
| Title | Author | Date | |
| Creating Co-op Fever | Patrie | July, 1998 | Download |
| Differences Between Traditional and New Generation Cooperatives | Coltrain, Barton, and Boland | Download | |
| Should I Join a New Processing Cooperative? | Olson | July, 1996 | Download |
| Developing New Generation Co-ops: Getting Started on the Path to Success | Thyfault | July, 1996 | Download |
| Developing a New Co-Owned Agricultural Business: How Do We Start a Value-Added Firm? | Saxousky and Kraenzel | December, 1997 | Download |
| Questions and Answers About Agricultural Loan Officers and Farmer's Investment in New Generation Cooperatives | Goreham, et. al. | March 1998 | Download |
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Section 3: USDA: Understanding Cooperatives
| Title | Author | Date | |
| How to Start a Cooperative | Rapp and Ely | September 1996 | Download |
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Understanding Cooperatives: The American System of Business |
Meyer | July 1994 | Download |
| Cooperative Business Principles | Meyer | August 1994 | Download |
| The Structure of Cooperatives | Meyer | October 1994 | Download |
| Who Runs the Cooperative Business? Members | Meyer | October 1994 | Download |
| Who Runs the Cooperative Business? Board of Directors | Meyer | October 1994 | Download |
| Who Runs the Cooperative Business? General Manager and Employees | Meyer | October 1994 | Download |
| Financing Cooperatives | Rathbone | January 1995 | Download |
| Income Tax Treatment of Cooperatives | Frederick | January 1995 | Download |
| Legal Foundations of a Cooperative | Frederick | March 1995 | Download |
| Strategic Planning | Rapp | March 1995 | Download |
| Cooperative Business Management Functions | Rapp | March 1995 | Download |
| Base Capital Financing of Cooperatives | Rathbone | May 1995 | Download |
| Farmer Cooperative Statistics | Kraenzle | December 1996 | Download |
| How to Start a Cooperative | Rapp | September 1995 | Download |
| Agricultural Marketing Cooperative | Warmen and Kennedy | May 1998 | Download |
| Sample Legal Documents for Cooperatives | Frederick | December 1995 | Download |
| Rural Cooperative Publications (Website) | USDA/RBS | Download |
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Section 4: Starting Your Business
| Title | Author | Date | |
| Steps to Success | KS Dept. of Commerce & Housing | June 2001 | Download |
| Marketing Concepts | Download | ||
| Selecting a Business Structure | Williams, Barton, and Coltrain | May 2000 | Download |
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Section 5: Directories and Assistance
| Title | Author | Date | |
| Resource Directory of Value-Added Business Professional Consultants | Coltrain and Barton | May 2000 | Download |
| Kansas Directory of New Generation Cooperatives and Other Producer Alliances | Coltrain and Barton | May 2000 | Download |
| Directory of New Generation Cooperatives | Merrett, Holmes, and Waner | September 1999 | Download |
| Consultants and Service Providers Directory (Website) | AgMRC | Download |
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